Article 9

1. Flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer may not be marketed unless their packagings or containers bear the following information, which should be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible: the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packer, or of a seller established within the Community; the sales description: either the word 'flavouring' or a more specific name or description of the flavouring. Member States may maintain for a period of three years following the adoption of this Directive, more specific names to designate flavourings composed of mixtures of flavouring preparations and flavouring substances. Before this period expires, it shall be decided according to the procedure provided for in Article 10 whether or not these names shall be included in this Directive; either the statement 'for foodstuffs' or a more specific reference to the foodstuff for which the flavouring is intended; a list in descending order of weight of the categories of flavouring substances and flavouring preparations present classified as follows: natural flavouring substances in the case of flavouring substances defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (i), flavouring substances identical to natural substances in the case of flavouring substances defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (ii), artificial flavouring substances in the case of flavouring substances defined in Article 1 (2) (b) (iii), flavouring preparations in the case of preparations defined in Article 1 (2) (c), process flavourings in the case of flavourings defined in Article 1 (2) (d), smoke flavourings in the case of flavourings defined in Article 1 (2) (e); in the case of a mixture of flavourings with other substances or materials referred to in the first and second indents of Article 6 (1), a list in descending order of weight in the mixture of: the categories of flavourings classified as in (d) of this paragraph, the names of each of the other substances or materials or, where appropriate, their 'EEC' numbers; an indication of the maximum quantity of each component or group of components subject to quantitative limitation in a foodstuff or appropriate information enabling the purchaser to comply with the Community provisions or, where there are none, national provisions applying to that foodstuff; an indication identifying the consignment; the nominal quantity expressed in units of mass or volume. 2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1 (d), the word 'natural', or any other word having substantially the same meaning, may be used only for flavourings in which the flavouring component contains exclusively flavouring preparations as defined in Article 1 (2) (c). If the sales description of the flavouring contains a reference to a foodstuff or a flavouring source, the word 'natural', or any other word having substantially the same meaning, may not be used unless the flavouring component has been isolated by appropriate physical processes, enzymatic or microbiological processes or traditional food-preparation processes solely or almost solely from the foodstuff or the flavouring source concerned. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the information required in paragraph 1 (d), (e) and (f) may appear merely on the trade documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery, provided the indication 'intended for the manufacture of foodstuffs and not for retail' appears in a conspicuous part of the packaging or container of the products in question. 4. Member States shall refrain from laying down requirements more detailed than those contained in this Article concerning the manner in which the particulars provided for are to be shown. The particulars provided for in this Article shall be given in terms easily understood by purchasers unless other measures have been taken to ensure that the purchaser is informed. This provision shall not prevent such particulars from being indicated in various languages.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.