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1 . THIS DIRECTIVE CONCERNS THE LABELLING OF FOODSTUFFS TO BE DELIVERED AS SUCH TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER AND CERTAIN ASPECTS RELATING TO THE PRESENTATION AND ADVERTISING THEREOF . 2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE COMMUNITY PROVISIONS TO BE ADOPTED IN THIS FIELD , THIS DIRECTIVE SHALL APPLY ALSO TO FOODSTUFFS INTENDED FOR SUPPLY TO RESTAURANTS , HOSPITALS , CANTEENS AND OTHER SIMILAR MASS CATERERS , IN SO FAR AS THE MEMBER STATES SHALL SO DECIDE . 3 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DIRECTIVE , ( A ) " LABELLING " SHALL MEAN ANY WORDS , PARTICULARS , TRADE MARKS , BRAND NAME , PICTORIAL MATTER OR SYMBOL RELATING TO A FOODSTUFF AND PLACED ON ANY PACKAGING , DOCUMENT , NOTICE , LABEL , RING OR COLLAR ACCOMPANYING OR REFERRING TO SUCH FOODSTUFF ; ( B ) " PRE-PACKAGED FOODSTUFF " SHALL MEAN ANY SINGLE ITEM FOR PRESENTATION AS SUCH TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER , CONSISTING OF A FOODSTUFF AND THE PACKAGING INTO WHICH IT WAS PUT BEFORE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE , WHETHER SUCH PACKAGING ENCLOSES THE FOODSTUFF COMPLETELY OR ONLY PARTIALLY , BUT IN ANY CASE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CONTENTS CANNOT BE ALTERED WITHOUT OPENING OR CHANGING THE PACKAGING .

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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.