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Chapter IV · MANDATORY FOOD INFORMATION  ›  Section 2 · Detailed provisions on mandatory particulars › Article 23

Net quantity

1.   The net quantity of a food shall be expressed using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate:

(a)

in units of volume in the case of liquid products;

(b)

in units of mass in the case of other products.

2.   In order to ensure a better understanding by the consumer of the food information on the labelling, the Commission may establish for certain specified foods, by means of delegated acts, in accordance with Article 51, a manner for the expression of the net quantity other than the one laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article.

3.   Technical rules for applying paragraph 1, including specific cases where the indication of the net quantity shall not be required, are laid down in Annex IX.

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