ARTICLE 5

1 . THE NAME UNDER WHICH A FOODSTUFF IS SOLD SHALL BE THE NAME LAID DOWN BY WHATEVER LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS APPLY TO THE FOODSTUFF IN QUESTION OR , IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY SUCH NAME , THE NAME CUSTOMARY IN THE MEMBER STATE WHERE THE PRODUCT IS SOLD TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER , OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FOODSTUFF AND , IF NECESSARY , OF ITS USE , THAT IS SUFFICIENTLY PRECISE TO INFORM THE PURCHASER OF ITS TRUE NATURE AND TO ENABLE IT TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM PRODUCTS WITH WHICH IT COULD BE CONFUSED . 2 . NO TRADE MARK , BRAND NAME OR FANCY NAME MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE NAME UNDER WHICH THE PRODUCT IS SOLD . 3 . THE NAME UNDER WHICH THE PRODUCT IS SOLD SHALL INCLUDE OR BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARTICULARS AS TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE FOODSTUFF OR THE SPECIFIC TREATMENT WHICH IT HAS UNDERGONE ( E.G . POWDERED , FREEZE-DRIED , DEEP-FROZEN , CONCENTRATED , SMOKED ) IN ALL CASES WHERE OMISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION COULD CREATE CONFUSION IN THE MIND OF THE PURCHASER .

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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.