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Directive 2003/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/13/EC as regards indication of the ingredients present in foodstuffs.

Country
European Union
Type of law
Legislation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Directive has been adopted with a view to strenghtening the protection of consumers against those intolerances that might derive from particular ingredients present in foodstuffs. Annex IIIa is added to Directive 2000/13/EC. This new Annex contains the list of those ingredients which shall be compulsorily indicated in the labels.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/eur40285.pdf
Web site
http://europa.eu
Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official Journal L 308, 25 November 2003, pp. 15-18
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Amends
Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs.
Implemented by
Food Labelling (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 2824 of 2004).
Food Labelling (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 3022 (W.261) of 2004).
Decree-Law No. 126/2005 implementing EC Directive No. 2003/89/CE on foodstuff ingredients.
European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs)(Amendment) Regulations, 2005 (S.I. No. 228 of 2005).
Ministerial Joint Decree No. 603/2005 amending article 11 of the Food Code, in compliance with Commission Directive 2003/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/13/EC as regards indication of the ingredients present in foodstuffs.
Legislative Decree No. 114 implementing Directives 2003/89/EC, 2004/77/EC and 2005/63/EC as regards indication of the ingredients present in foodstuffs.
Regulation on labelling of food products.
Decree on labelling of foodstuffs and tobacco products.
Food Act (1999)
Order No. 1308 on labelling of food products.
Repealed by
Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.