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Document 82001AT1008(01)
Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat des Landes Vorarlberg, Beschluß vom 08/10/2001
1-0362/01/E5, 1-0363/01/E5
Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat des Landes Vorarlberg, Beschluß vom 08/10/2001
1-0362/01/E5, 1-0363/01/E5
EEC - Harmonisation of legislation ; - Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs - Directive 79/112 - Prohibition on attributing to any foodstuff the property of preventing, treating or curing a human disease, or referring to such properties - National rules on foodstuffs for general consumption prohibiting generally and absolutely, without prior authorisation, any indication as to health (for example, indications as to the physiological or pharmacological effects, specifically those conserving youth, slowing the ageing process, slimming or maintaining health) - Compatibility with Directive 79/112 - National rules making the admissibility of the indications in question subject to prior authorisation granted on the condition that the indications do not mislead consumers - Compatibility with Directive 79/112 and Articles 28 and 30 EC - Request for interpretation
AT - Lebensmittelgesetz 1975, Paragraph 9 Abs. 1