ARTICLE 4

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 . COMMUNITY PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIED FOODSTUFFS AND NOT TO FOODSTUFFS IN GENERAL MAY PROVIDE FOR DEROGATIONS , IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES , FROM THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) , POINTS 2 AND 4 , PROVIDED THAT THIS DOES NOT RESULT IN THE PURCHASER BEING INADEQUATELY INFORMED . 2 . COMMUNITY PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIED FOODSTUFFS AND NOT TO FOODSTUFFS IN GENERAL MAY PROVIDE THAT OTHER PARTICULARS IN ADDITION TO THOSE LISTED IN ARTICLE 3 MUST APPEAR ON THE LABELLING . WHERE THERE ARE NO COMMUNITY PROVISIONS , MEMBER STATES MAY MAKE PROVISION FOR SUCH PARTICULARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 16 .

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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.