Article 12

1. If an operator or an organization, as defined in Article 13, wishes to label beef at the point of sale in such a way as to provide information concerning the origin or certain characteristics or production conditions of the labelled meat or of the animal from which it derives, it shall do so in accordance with this Title. However, this Title shall not affect: compulsory indications as referred to in Article 3 (1) of Council Directive 79/112/EEC with the exception of point 7, the indications that are protected in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2081/92 and (EEC) No 2082/92, the indications as referred to in Regulations (EEC) No 1208/81 and (EEC) No 1186/90, indications relating to the health mark as provided for in Directive 64/433/EEC and other similar indications provided for in the relevant veterinary legislation, labels containing only information which can be easily checked at the point of sale, such as, in particular, the indication of product weight or the name of the cut. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the following shall continue to apply: Council Regulation No 26 of 4 April 1962 applying certain rules of competition to production of and trade in agricultural products (12), Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (13), 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 (14), Council Directive 93/99/EEC of 29 October 1993 on additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs (15), Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations (16), Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (17), Council Regulation (EEC) No 1186/90 of 7 May 1990 extending the scope of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals (18), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (19), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (20), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 of 30 June 1992 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal (21).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.