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Commission Directive 2008/5/EC of 30 January 2008 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (Codified version) (repealed)

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ANNEX IU.K.

List of foodstuffs for which the labelling must include one or more additional particulars

b

The level shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to the instructions of the manufacturers.

Type or category of foodstuffParticulars
Foodstuffs whose durability has been extended by means of packaging gases authorised pursuant to Council Directive 89/107/EECa‘Packaged in a protective atmosphere’
Foodstuffs containing a sweetener or sweeteners as authorised by Directive 94/35/EC

‘with sweetener(s)’

That particular shall accompany the name under which the product is sold, as laid down in Article 5 of Directive 2000/13/EC

Foodstuffs containing both an added sugar or sugars and a sweetener or sweeteners as authorised by Directive 94/35/EC

‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’

That particular shall accompany the name under which the product is sold as laid down in Article 5 of Directive 2000/13/EC

Foodstuffs containing aspartame‘contains a source of phenylalanine’
Foodstuffs containing more than 10 % added polyols‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’
Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, at concentration of 100 mg/kg or 10 mg/l or above.The terms ‘contains liquorice’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients, unless the term ‘liquorice’ is already included in the list of ingredients or in the name under which the product is sold. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the particular shall be placed near the name under which the product is sold.
Confectionery containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 4 g/kg or above.The following message must be added after the list of ingredients: ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the particular shall be placed near the name under which the product is sold.
Beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 50 mg/l or above, or of 300 mg/l or above in the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcoholb.The following message must be added after the list of ingredients: ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the particular shall be placed near the name under which the product is sold.

ANNEX IIU.K.

PART AU.K.Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments(referred to in Article 2)

Commission Directive 94/54/EC(OJ L 300, 23.11.1994, p. 14)
Council Directive 96/21/EC(OJ L 88, 5.4.1996, p. 5)
Commission Directive 2004/77/EC(OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 76)

PART BU.K.List of time-limits for transposition into national law(referred to in Article 2)

a

In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 94/54/EC:

Member States shall, where necessary, amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions by 30 June 1995 in such a way so as to:

  • permit trade in products complying with this Directive no later than 1 July 1995,

  • prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1997; however, trade in products placed on the market or labelled before that date and not conforming with this Directive may continue until stocks run out.

b

In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/21/EC:

Member States shall, where necessary, amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions before 1 July 1996 so as to:

  • allow trade in products complying with this Directive by 1 July 1996 at the latest;

  • prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive from 1 July 1997. However, products placed on the market or labelled before that date which do not comply with this Directive may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.

c

In accordance with Article 2 of Directive 2004/77/EC:

1.The Member States shall permit trade in products which comply with this Directive from 20 May 2005 at the latest.

2.The Member States shall prohibit trade in products which do not comply with this Directive from 20 May 2006.

However, products which do not comply with this Directive and which were labelled before 20 May 2006 shall be authorised while stocks last.

DirectiveTime-limit for transposition
94/54/EC30 June 1995a
96/21/EC30 June 1996b
2004/77/EC20 May 2005c

ANNEX IIIU.K.

Correlation table

Directive 94/54/ECThis Directive
Article 1Article 1
Article 2
Article 2
Article 3Article 3
Article 4
AnnexAnnex I
Annex II
Annex III

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