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Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the european parliament and of the councilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1. Subject matter and scope

    2. Article 2. Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II GENERAL PRINCIPLES

    1. Article 3. General principles for all claims

    2. Article 4. Conditions for the use of nutrition and health claims

    3. Article 5. General conditions

    4. Article 6. Scientific substantiation for claims

    5. Article 7. Nutrition information

  4. CHAPTER III NUTRITION CLAIMS

    1. Article 8. Specific conditions

    2. Article 9. Comparative claims

  5. CHAPTER IV HEALTH CLAIMS

    1. Article 10. Specific conditions

    2. Article 11. National associations of medical, nutrition or dietetic professionals and health-related charities

    3. Article 12. Restrictions on the use of certain health claims

    4. Article 13. Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health

    5. Article 14. Reduction of disease risk claims and claims referring to children's development and health

    6. Article 15. Application for authorisation

    7. Article 16. Opinion of the expert committee

    8. Article 17. Authorisation by the appropriate authority

    9. Article 18. Claims referred to in Article 13(5)

    10. Article 19. Modification, suspension and revocation of authorisations

  6. CHAPTER V GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 20. ... Register

    2. Article 21. Data protection

    3. Article 21A. Regulations: general

    4. Article 21B.Regulations: Secretary of State

    5. Article 21C. Regulations: Scottish Ministers

    6. Article 21D.Regulations: Welsh Ministers

    7. Article 22. National provisions

    8. Article 23. Notification procedure

    9. Article 24. Safeguard measures

    10. Article 25. Committee procedure

    11. Article 26. Monitoring

    12. Article 27. Evaluation

    13. Article 28. Transitional measures

    14. Article 29. Entry into force

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      Nutrition claims and conditions applying to them

      1. LOW ENERGY

      2. ENERGY-REDUCED

      3. ENERGY-FREE

      4. LOW FAT

      5. FAT-FREE

      6. LOW SATURATED FAT

      7. SATURATED FAT-FREE

      8. LOW SUGARS

      9. SUGARS-FREE

      10. WITH NO ADDED SUGARS

      11. LOW SODIUM/SALT

      12. VERY LOW SODIUM/SALT

      13. SODIUM-FREE or SALT-FREE

      14. NO ADDED SODIUM/SALT

      15. SOURCE OF FIBRE

      16. HIGH FIBRE

      17. SOURCE OF PROTEIN

      18. HIGH PROTEIN

      19. SOURCE OF [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERAL/S]

      20. HIGH [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERAL/S]

      21. CONTAINS [NAME OF THE NUTRIENT OR OTHER SUBSTANCE]

      22. INCREASED [NAME OF THE NUTRIENT]

      23. REDUCED [NAME OF THE NUTRIENT]

      24. LIGHT/LITE

      25. NATURALLY/NATURAL

      26. SOURCE OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS

      27. HIGH OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS

      28. HIGH MONOUNSATURATED FAT

      29. HIGH POLYUNSATURATED FAT

      30. HIGH UNSATURATED FAT

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