Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (Text with EEA relevance) Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: July 12, 2002 Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 16 Deadline: Modified by Modified by: All documents based on this document: Modifies Affected by case Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 27 April 2017. Criminal proceedings against Noria Distribution SARL. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de grande instance de Perpignan. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2002/46/EC — Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements — Vitamins and minerals which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements — Maximum amounts — Competence of the Member States — National legislation setting those amounts — Mutual recognition — Absence — Conditions to be respected and factors to be taken into consideration when setting those amounts. Case C-672/15. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 29 April 2010. Solgar Vitamin's France and Others v Ministre de l'Économie, des Finances et de l'Emploi and Others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Conseil d'État - France. Directive 2002/46/EC - Approximation of laws of the Member States relating to food supplements - Vitamins and minerals which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements - Maximum amounts - Harmonisation at European Union level - None - Competence of the Member States - Rules to be complied with and criteria to take into consideration when setting those amounts - National legislation setting those amounts - Setting the amount at zero. Case C-446/08. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 June 2005. HLH Warenvertriebs GmbH (C-211/03) and Orthica BV (C-299/03 and C-316/03 to C-318/03) v Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen - Germany. Free movement of goods - Distinction between medicinal products and food additives - Product marketed as a food additive in the Member State of origin but treated as a medicinal product in the Member State of import - Marketing authorisation. Joined cases C-211/03, C-299/03 and C-316/03 to C-318/03. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 5 November 2014. Herbaria Kräuterparadies GmbH v Freistaat Bayern. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerisches Verwaltungsgericht München. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Common agricultural policy — Organic production and labelling of organic products — Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 — Article 27(1)(f) — Use of certain products and certain substances in the processing of foodstuffs — Prohibition of the use of minerals, vitamins, amino acids and micronutrients where not legally required — Addition of ferrous gluconate and vitamins to an organic beverage — Use of minerals, vitamins, amino acids and micronutrients — Quantities required to allow sale as a food supplement, with a nutrition or health claim or as a foodstuff for a particular nutritional use. Case C‑137/13. Case C-446/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 29 April 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — Solgar Vitamin’s France, Valorimer SARL, Christian Fenioux, L’Arbre de Vie SARL, Source Claire, Nord Plantes EURL, RCS Distribution, Ponroy Santé, Syndicat de la Diététique et des Compléments Alimentaires v Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de l’Emploi, Ministre de la Santé, de la Jeunesse et des Sports, Ministre de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche (Directive 2002/46/EC — Approximation of laws of the Member States relating to food supplements — Vitamins and minerals which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements — Maximum amounts — Harmonisation at European Union level — None — Competence of the Member States — Rules to be complied with and criteria to take into consideration when setting those amounts — National legislation setting those amounts — Setting the amount at zero) {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5.2 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5.1 {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 5.4 Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 2 March 2023. Kwizda Pharma GmbH v Landeshauptmann von Wien. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wien. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Food safety – Food – Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 – Article 2(2)(g) – Concept of ‘food for special medical purposes’ – Other particular nutritional requirements – Dietary management – Modification of the diet – Nutrients – Use under medical supervision – Ingredients not absorbed or metabolised in the alimentary canal – Distinction in relation to medicinal products – Distinction in relation to food supplements. Case C-760/21. Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 July 2005. The Queen, on the application of Alliance for Natural Health and Nutri-Link Ltd v Secretary of State for Health (C-154/04) and The Queen, on the application of National Association of Health Stores and Health Food Manufacturers Ltd v Secretary of State for Health and National Assembly for Wales (C-155/04). Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court) - United Kingdom. Approximation of laws - Food supplements - Directive 2002/46/EC - Prohibition on trade in products not complying with the directive - Validity - Legal basis - Article 95 EC - Articles 28 EC and 30 EC - Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 - Principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and equal treatment - Right to property - Freedom to pursue an economic activity - Obligation to state reasons. Joined cases C-154/04 and C-155/04. [object Object] [object Object] [object Object] Case C-760/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wien (Austria) lodged on 10 December 2021 — Kwizda Pharma GmbH Case C-672/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de grande instance de Perpignan (France) lodged on 14 December 2015 — Procureur de la République v Noria Distribution SARL Legal basis Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Five: Institutions of the Community Title I: Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions Article 251 Article 189b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title VI: Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3: Approximation of laws Article 95 Article 100a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) EuroVoc Vocabulary Approximation of laws Foodstuffs Approximation of laws Marketing Public health Internal market - Principles Health policy Labelling Food inspection Human nutrition Protection of health and safety Foodstuff Foodstuffs Food – ingredients, traces, residues, marketing standards Consumer protection