Directive 2011/91/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2011/91/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs (codification) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 2

1.A foodstuff may not be marketed unless it is accompanied by an indication as referred to in Article 1(1).

2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply:

(a)to agricultural products which, on leaving the holding, are:

(i)

sold or delivered to temporary storage, preparation or packaging stations;

(ii)

transported to producers’ organisations; or

(iii)

collected for immediate integration into an operational preparation or processing system;

(b)when, at the point of sale to the ultimate consumer, the foodstuffs are not prepackaged, are packaged at the request of the purchaser or are prepackaged for immediate sale;

(c)to packagings or containers the largest side of which has an area of less than 10 cm2;

(d)to individual portions of ice cream. The indication enabling the lot to be identified shall appear on the combined package.