ARTICLE 22

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL MAKE SUCH AMENDMENTS TO THEIR LAWS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DIRECTIVE AND SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF ; THE LAWS THUS AMENDED SHALL BE APPLIED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO : ( A ) IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS , REDUCE THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE SECOND INDENT OF PARAGRAPH 1 ; ( B ) IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS WHICH KEEP FOR A LONG TIME , EXTEND THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE SECOND INDENT OF PARAGRAPH 1 ; ( C ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 23 ( 1 ) ( B ) , IN THE CASE OF FOODSTUFFS WHICH WILL KEEP FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS , EXTEND TO SIX YEARS THE PERIOD LAID DOWN IN THE SECOND INDENT OF PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE AS REGARDS THE OBLIGATION TO INDICATE THE DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY . 3 . IN THE CASE REFERRED TO : ( A ) IN PARAGRAPH 2 ( A ) , THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 16 ( 2 ) SHALL APPLY TO ANY NATIONAL PROVISION ; ( B ) IN PARAGRAPH 2 ( B ) AND ( C ) , MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF ANY MEASURE TAKEN PURSUANT TO THE SAID POINTS . 4 . MEMBER STATES SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT THE COMMISSION RECEIVES THE TEXT OF ANY ESSENTIAL PROVISION OF NATIONAL LAW WHICH THEY ADOPT IN THE FIELD GOVERNED BY THIS DIRECTIVE . PERMIT TRADE IN THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DIRECTIVE NO LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS NOTIFICATION , PROHIBIT TRADE IN THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DIRECTIVE FOUR YEARS AFTER ITS NOTIFICATION . 2 . HOWEVER , MEMBER STATES MAY :

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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.