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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

1 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 22 ( 1 ) , MEMBER STATES MAY MAKE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OPTIONAL : ( A ) THE DESIGNATION , PROVIDED FOR IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 6 ( 5 ) ( B ) , OF THE SPECIFIC NAME OR EEC NUMBER OF THE INGREDIENTS BELONGING TO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED IN ANNEX II ; ( B ) THE INDICATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 9 , OF THE DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY IN THE CASE OF : 2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 22 , MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF ANY MEASURE TAKEN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1 . 3 . AFTER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE , THE COUNCIL SHALL , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 100 OF THE TREATY , DECIDE UPON THE COMMON RULES TO APPLY IN THE CASES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 .

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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.