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The specific provisions applicable to the groups of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses appearing in Annex I shall be laid down by means of specific Directives. Such specific Directives may cover in particular: essential requirements as to the nature or composition of the products; provisions regarding the quality of raw materials; hygiene requirements; permitted changes within the meaning of Article 3(2); a list of additives; provisions regarding labelling, presentation and advertising; sampling procedures and methods of analysis necessary for checking compliance with the requirements of the specific Directives. Such specific Directives shall be adopted: in the case of point (e), in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 95 of the Treaty, in the case of the other points, by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(3). Provisions likely to have an effect on public health shall be adopted after consultation of the European Food Safety Authority.

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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.