(a) of certain categories of persons whose digestive processes or metabolism are disturbed; or (b) of certain categories of persons who are in a special physiological condition and who are therefore able to obtain special benefit from controlled consumption of certain substances in foodstuffs; or (c) of infants or young children in good health.
Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
(a) the use of the adjectives "dietetic" or "dietary" either alone or in conjunction with other words, to designate those foodstuffs; (b) all other markings or any presentation likely to give the impression that one of the products referred to in Article 1 is involved.
(a) essential requirements as to the nature or composition of the products; (b) provisions regarding the quality of raw materials; (c) hygiene requirements; (d) permitted changes within the meaning of Article 3(2); (e) a list of additives; (f) provisions regarding labelling, presentation and advertising; (g) sampling procedures and methods of analysis necessary for checking compliance with the requirements of the specific Directives.
in the case of point (e), in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 95 of the Treaty, in the case of the other points, by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(3).
(a) proceed with the preparation of the special provisions concerned; or (b) present, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 95 of the Treaty, any appropriate proposals for amendments to this Directive.
(a) the particular elements of the qualitative and quantitative composition or the special manufacturing process which gives the product its particular nutritional characteristics; (b) the available energy value expressed in kilojoules and kilocalories and the carbohydrate, protein and fat content per 100 grams or 100 millilitres of the product as marketed and, where appropriate, per specified quantity of the product as proposed for consumption.
(a) when a product as referred to above is placed on the market for the first time the manufacturer or, where a product is manufactured in a third State, the importer, shall notify the competent authority of the Member State where the product is being marketed by forwarding it a model of the label used for the product; (b) where the same product is subsequently placed on the market in another Member State the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the importer, shall provide the competent authority of that Member State with the same information, together with an indication of the recipient of the first notification; (c) where necessary, the competent authority shall be empowered to require the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the importer, to produce the scientific work and the data establishing the product's compliance with Article 1(2) and (3) together with the information provided for in point (a) of Article 9(3). If such work is contained in a readily available publication, a mere reference to this publication shall suffice.
1. infant formulae and follow-on formulae; 2. processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children; 3. food intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction; 4. dietary foods for special medical purposes; 5. foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen.
| point 15 of Annex III only |
| Directive | Time limits for transposition | Permission of trade in products complying with this Directive | Prohibition of trade in products not complying with this Directive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89/398/EEC | — | ||
| 96/84/EC | — | — | |
| 1999/41/EC |
| Directive 89/398/EEC | This Directive |
|---|---|
| Article 1(1) | Article 1(1) |
| Article 1(2) point (a) | Article 1(2) |
| Article 1(2) point (b) | Article 1(3) |
| Article 1(2) point (b)(i), (ii) and (iii) | Article 1(3) points (a), (b) and (c) |
| Article 2(1) | Article 2(1) |
| Article 2(2) | Article 2(2), first subparagraph |
| Article 2(3) | Article 2(2), second and third subparagraphs |
| — | Article 2(2), fourth subparagraph |
| Article 3 | Article 3 |
| Article 4(1) | Article 4(1) |
| Article 4(1a) | Article 4(2) |
| Article 4(2) | Article 4(3) |
| Article 4a | Article 5 |
| Article 4b | Article 6 |
| Article 5 | Article 7 |
| Article 6 | Article 8 |
| Article 7 | Article 9 |
| Article 8 | Article 10 |
| Article 9, introductory words | Article 11(1), introductory words |
| Article 9, points 1, 2 and 3 | Article 11(1)(a), (b) and (c) |
| Article 9, point 4, first and second sentence | Article 11(2) |
| Article 9 point 4, third sentence | Article 11(3) |
| Article 9 point 5 | Article 11(4) |
| Article 10 | Article 12 |
| Article 11 | Article 13 |
| Article 12 | Article 14 |
| Article 13(1) and (2) | Article 15(1) and (2) |
| Article 13(3) | — |
| — | Article 15(3) and (4) |
| Articles 14 and 15 | — |
| — | Articles 16 and 17 |
| Article 16 | Article 18 |
| Annex I | Annex I |
| Annex II | — |
| — | Annexes II and III |