ARTICLE 15

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

1 . MEMBER STATES MAY NOT FORBID TRADE IN FOODSTUFFS WHICH COMPLY WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN IN THIS DIRECTIVE BY THE APPLICATION OF NON-HARMONIZED NATIONAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE LABELLING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS OR OF FOODSTUFFS IN GENERAL . 2 . PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL NOT APPLY TO NON-HARMONIZED NATIONAL PROVISIONS JUSTIFIED ON GROUNDS OF : PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH , PREVENTION OF FRAUD , UNLESS SUCH PROVISIONS ARE LIABLE TO IMPEDE THE APPLICATION OF THE DEFINITIONS AND RULES LAID DOWN BY THIS DIRECTIVE , PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS , INDICATIONS OF PROVENANCE , REGISTERED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR COMPETITION .

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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.