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1 . IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 4 TO 14 AND SUBJECT TO THE EXCEPTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN , INDICATION OF THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS ALONE SHALL BE COMPULSORY ON THE LABELLING OF FOODSTUFFS : ( 1 ) THE NAME UNDER WHICH THE PRODUCT IS SOLD . ( 2 ) THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS , ( 3 ) IN THE CASE OF PREPACKAGED FOODSTUFFS , THE NET QUANTITY , ( 4 ) THE DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY , ( 5 ) ANY SPECIAL STORAGE CONDITIONS OR CONDITIONS OF USE , ( 6 ) THE NAME OR BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR PACKAGER , OR OF A SELLER ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY . HOWEVER , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED , IN RESPECT OF BUTTER PRODUCED IN THEIR TERRITORY , TO REQUIRE ONLY AN INDICATION OF THE MANUFACTURER , PACKAGER OR SELLER . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 22 , MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF ANY MEASURE TAKEN PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH , ( 7 ) PARTICULARS OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OR PROVENANCE IN THE CASES WHERE FAILURE TO GIVE SUCH PARTICULARS MIGHT MISLEAD THE CONSUMER TO A MATERIAL DEGREE AS TO THE TRUE ORIGIN OR PROVENANCE OF THE FOODSTUFF , ( 8 ) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WHEN IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE APPROPRIATE USE OF THE FOODSTUFF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH INSTRUCTIONS . 2 . NOTWITHSTANDING THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH , MEMBER STATES MAY RETAIN NATIONAL PROVISIONS WHICH REQUIRE INDICATION OF THE FACTORY OR PACKAGING CENTRE , IN RESPECT OF HOME PRODUCTION . 3 . THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO MORE PRECISE OR MORE EXTENSIVE PROVISIONS REGARDING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .

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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.