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1 . THE DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY OF A FOODSTUFF SHALL BE THE DATE UNTIL WHICH THE FOODSTUFF RETAINS ITS SPECIFIC PROPERTIES WHEN PROPERLY STORED . IT SHALL BE INDICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE . 2 . THE DATE SHALL BE PRECEDED BY THE WORDS : BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS FROM THE DATE OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE , THE COUNCIL , ACTING ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL DECIDE ON THE COMMON DATE-INDICATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIGHLY PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS OF THE SORT REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH . 3 . THE WORDS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY : 4 . THE DATE SHALL CONSIST OF THE DAY , MONTH AND YEAR IN UNCODED CHRONOLOGICAL FORM . HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF FOODSTUFFS : 5 . IN THEIR OWN TERRITORIES THE MEMBER STATES MAY PERMIT THE MINIMUM DURABILITY PERIOD TO BE EXPRESSED OTHERWISE THAN IN TERMS OF THE DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE NOTIFICATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 22 , MEMBER STATES SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF ANY MEASURE TAKEN UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH . 6 . SUBJECT TO THE COMMUNITY PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTS BELOW , AN INDICATION OF THE DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR :

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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.