Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 31979L0112
- Official Journal: JOL_1979_033_R_0001_008
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 1976/1005(CNS), 1976/1005/CNS
- Languages:
- da
- de
- el
- en
- fi
- fr
- it
- nl
- pt
- es
- sv
Dates
Date of document: - December 18, 1978
- February 8, 1979
- December 22, 1978
- Entry into force - Date notif.
- May 25, 2000
- Repealed by 300L0013
Modified by
Corrected by:
- April 22, 1999 - 31979L0112R(01)
- February 19, 2000 - 31979L0112R(02)
Modified by:
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX I: LIST PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 26 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION - detail
- Commission Directive 91/72/EEC of 16 January 1991 amending Council Directive 79/112/EEC in respect of the designation of flavourings in the list of ingredients on the labels of foodstuffs - detail
- Council Directive 89/395/EEC of 14 June 1989 amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer - detail
- Council Directive 85/7/EEC of 19 December 1984 amending a first series of Directives on the approximation of the laws of the Member States in the foodstuffs sector, as regards the involvement of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs - detail
- ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, ANNEX I - List referred to in Article 29 of the Act of Accession - XI. INTERNAL MARKET AND FINANCIAL SERVICES - C. FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS - IX. FOODSTUFFS - detail
- Commission Directive 93/102/EC of 16 November 1993 amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer - detail
- Council Directive 86/197/EEC of 26 May 1986 amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer - detail
- DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ANNEX I LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 21 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION, X. APPROXIMATION OF LEGISLATION - detail
- Directive 97/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs - detail
All documents based on this document:
- Commission Directive 83/463/EEC of 22 July 1983 introducing temporary measures for the designation of certain ingredients in the labelling of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer
- Council Directive 85/573/EEC of 19 December 1985 amending Directive 77/436/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts
- Commission Directive 87/250/EEC of 15 April 1987 on the indication of alcoholic strength by volume in the labelling of alcoholic beverages for sale to the ultimate consumer
- Commission Directive 91/72/EEC of 16 January 1991 amending Council Directive 79/112/EEC in respect of the designation of flavourings in the list of ingredients on the labels of foodstuffs
- Commission Directive 93/102/EC of 16 November 1993 amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer
- Commission Directive 94/54/EC of 18 November 1994 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Council Directive 79/112/EEC
- Commission Directive 95/42/EC of 19 July 1995 amending Directive 93/102/EC amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer
- Council Directive 96/21/EC of 29 March 1996 amending Commission Directive 94/54/EC concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC
- Directive 97/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1813/97 of 19 September 1997 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 of 26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory indication of the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC
- 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)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 49/2000 of 10 January 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2000 of 10 January 2000 on the labelling of foodstuffs and food ingredients containing additives and flavourings that have been genetically modified or have been produced from genetically modified organisms
Modifies
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 November 1993. Criminal proceedings against Coöperatieve Zuivelindustrie "Twee Provinciën" WA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Arrondissementsrechtbank Leeuwarden - Netherlands. National measures in the cheese sector - Labelling. Case C-285/92.
- A01P3LA
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 December 1990. SARPP - Société d'application et de recherches en pharmacologie et phytotherapie SARL v Chambre syndicale des raffineurs et conditionneurs de sucre de France and others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Paris - France. Artificial sweeteners - Labelling - Advertising. Case C-241/89.
- A02
- A15
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 July 1998. Criminal proceedings against Hermann Josef Goerres. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Amtsgericht Aachen - Germany. Approximation of laws - Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs - Directive 79/112/EEC - Consumer protection - Language. Case C-385/96.
- A14
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 4 April 2000. Verein gegen Unwesen in Handel und Gewerbe Köln eV v Adolf Darbo AG. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Köln - Germany. Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs - Directive 79/112/EEC - Strawberry jam - Risk of deception. Case C-465/98.
- A02P1LAPT1
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 February 1987. Criminal proceedings against Arthur Mathot. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de première instance de Dinant - Belgium. Preliminary - Labelling of butter. Case 98/86.
- A03P2
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 February 1999. Criminal proceedings against Arnoldus van der Laan. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Amtsgericht Nordhorn - Germany. Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs - Article 30 of the EC Treaty and Directive 79/112/EEC - Dutch formed shoulder ham composed of shoulder ham pieces. Case C-383/97.
- A05P1
- A03P1
- A06P5LA
- A02
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 June 1991. Piageme and others v BVBA Peeters. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Rechtbank van Koophandel Leuven - Belgium. Interpretation of Article 30 of the EEC Treaty and Article 14 of Directaive 79/112/EEC - Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs for sale to the consumer - Labelling in the language of the linguistic region in which the product is offered for sale. Case C-369/89.
- A14
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 July 1988. Proceedings for compulsory reconstruction against Smanor SA. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de commerce de L'Aigle - France. Prohibition of the use of the name 'deep-frozen yoghurt'. Case 298/87.
- A05
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 July 1994. Criminal proceedings against J.J.J. Van der Veldt. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Rechtbank van eerste aanleg Gent - Belgium. Prohibition of the sale of bread and other bakery products whose salt content is higher than 2% - Obligation to set out certain information on the labelling - Articles 30 and 36 of the Treaty and Council Directive 79/112/EEC. Case C-17/93.
- A23P1LA
- A06P5LBT2
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 September 1997. Provincia autonoma di Trento and Ufficio del medico provinciale di Trento v Dega di Depretto Gino SNC. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Corte suprema di Cassazione - Italy. Consumer protection - Labelling of foodstuffs - Council Directive 79/112/EEC. Case C-83/96.
- A03P1PT6
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 September 1994. Pfanni Werke Otto Eckart KG v Landeshauptstadt München. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany. Foodstuffs - Obligation to include an additive in the list of ingredients (labelling) - Directive 79/112/EEC - Derogation from that obligation. Case C-144/93.
- A06P4LCPT2T1
- Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 October 1995. Groupement des Producteurs, Importateurs et Agents Généraux d'Eaux Minérales Etrangères, VZW (Piageme) and others v Peeters NV. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Hof van Beroep Brussel - Belgium. Consumer protection - Labelling of mineral waters - Language. Case C-85/94.
- A14
- Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 23 January 2003. Renate Sterbenz (C-421/00) and Paul Dieter Haug (C-426/00 and C-16/01). References for a preliminary ruling: Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat für Kärnten, Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat Wien and Verwaltungsgerichtshof - Austria. Approximation of laws - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Directive 79/112/EEC - Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs. Joined cases C-421/00, C-426/00 and C-16/01.
- A02P1LB
- A15P1
- A15P2
- Judgment of the Court of 12 September 2000. Criminal proceedings against Yannick Geffroy and Casino France SNC. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour d'appel de Lyon - France. Free movement of goods - National legislation on the marketing of a product - Description and labelling - National legislation requiring use of the official language of the Member State - Directive 79/112/EEC. Case C-366/98.
- A14
Legal basis
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART SIX - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 227
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART THREE - POLICY OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - COMMON RULES, CHAPTER 3: APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, ARTICLE 100
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Approximation of laws
- Internal market - Principles
- Consumer protection
- Intra-EU trade
- Approximation of laws
- Foodstuffs
- Foodstuff
- Consumer information
- Advertising
- Labelling
- Consumer information, education and representation