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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.

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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.