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
Modified by
Council Directive 96/21/ECof 29 March 1996, 31996L0021, April 5, 1996
Commission Directive 2004/77/ECof 29 April 2004amending Directive 94/54/EC as regards the labelling of certain foods containing glycyrrhizinic acid and its ammonium salt(Text with EEA relevance), 32004L0077, April 30, 2004
Commission Directive 2008/5/ECof 30 January 2008concerning 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), 32008L0005, January 31, 2008
Commission Directive 94/54/ECof 18 November 1994concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Council Directive 79/112/EECTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to 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 OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1., as last amended by Commission Directive 93/102/EC OJ No L 291, 25. 11. 1993, p. 14., and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,Whereas, having regard to the scope and effects of the proposed action, the Community measures introduced by this Directive are essential if the objectives set are to be attained; whereas those objectives cannot be attained by the Member States acting individually; whereas, moreover, Directive 79/112/EEC already provides for the attainment of such objectives at Community level;Whereas, in order to ensure that consumers receive adequate information, it is necessary to provide for compulsory indication, for certain foodstuffs, of other particulars in addition to those provided for in Article 3 of Directive 79/112/EEC;Whereas packaging gases used in packaging certain foodstuffs should not be regarded as ingredients for the purposes of Article 6 (1) of Directive 79/112/EEC and therefore should not be included in the list of ingredients on the label;Whereas, however, consumers should be informed of the use of such gases inasmuch as this information enables them to understand why the foodstuff they have purchased has a longer shelf-life than similar products packaged differently;Whereas, in order to prevent new barriers to trade being created by unilateral measures taken by Member States, it is necessary to adopt Community provisions;Whereas, in accordance with the procedure of Article 17 of Council Directive 79/112/EEC, this Directive was submitted to the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs which was unable to express an opinion; whereas, under the same procedure, the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken;Whereas, since the Council has not adopted any measures by the end of the three months it was given, the Commission should adopt the proposed measures,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: