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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 · European Union

MEMBER STATES SHALL REFRAIN FROM LAYING DOWN REQUIREMENTS MORE DETAILED THAN THOSE ALREADY CONTAINED IN ARTICLES 3 TO 11 CONCERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PARTICULARS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 3 AND ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) ARE TO BE SHOWN . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , HOWEVER , ENSURE THAT THE SALE OF FOODSTUFFS WITHIN THEIR OWN TERRITORIES IS PROHIBITED IF THE PARTICULARS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 3 AND ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) DO NOT APPEAR IN A LANGUAGE EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY PURCHASERS , UNLESS OTHER MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE PURCHASER IS INFORMED . THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT PREVENT SUCH PARTICULARS FROM BEING INDICATED IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.