Article 13

Health claims describing or referring to: the role of a nutrient or other substance in growth, development and the functions of the body, or psychological and behavioural functions; or without prejudice to Directive 96/8/EC, slimming or weight-control or a reduction in the sense of hunger or an increase in the sense of satiety or to the reduction of the available energy from the diet, which are included in the list provided for in paragraph 3 may be made without undergoing the authorisation procedure laid down in Articles 15 to 18, if they are: based on generally accepted scientific data; and well understood by the average consumer. Member States shall provide the Commission with lists of claims as referred to in paragraph 1 by 31 January 2008 at the latest accompanied by the conditions applying to them and by references to the relevant scientific justification. After consulting the Authority, the Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), a Community list of permitted claims as referred to in paragraph 1, and all necessary conditions for the use of these claims by 31 January 2010 at the latest. Any changes to the list referred to in paragraph 3, based on generally accepted scientific data, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), after consulting the Authority, on the Commission's own initiative or following a request by a Member State. Any additions of claims to the list referred to in paragraph 3 based on newly developed scientific data and/or which include a request for the protection of proprietary data shall be adopted following the procedure laid down in Articles 15 to 18.

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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.