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Commission Directive 1999/10/EC (repealed)Show full title
Commission Directive 1999/10/EC of 8 March 1999 providing for derogations from the provisions of Article 7 of Council Directive 79/112/EEC as regards the labelling of foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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1.By way of derogation from the principle established in Article 7(4) of Directive 79/112/EEC, the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply to the indication of quantities of ingredients.
2.For foodstuffs which have lost moisture following heat treatment or other treatment, the quantity shall correspond to the quantity of the ingredient or ingredients used, related to the finished product. The quantity shall be expressed as a percentage.
However, when the quantity of an ingredient or the total quantity of all the ingredients expressed on the labelling exceeds 100 %, the percentage shall be replaced by the weight of the ingredient(s) used to prepare 100 g of finished product.
3.The quantity of volatile ingredients shall be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight in the finished product.
The quantity of ingredients used in concentrated or dehydrated form and reconstituted during manufacture may be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight as recorded before their concentration or dehydration.
In the case of concentrated or dehydrated foods which are intended to be reconstituted by the addition of water, the quantity of the ingredients may be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight in the reconstituted product.
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