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Document 01996L0008-20070620
Food used for weight reduction
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Food used for weight reduction
This Directive lays down compositional and labelling requirements for foods for particular nutritional uses intended for use in energy restricted diets for weight reduction.
ACT
Commission Directive 96/8/EC of 26 February 1996 on foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction.
SUMMARY
This Directive is a 'specific Directive' within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 89/398/EEC and lays down compositional and labelling requirements for foods for particular nutritional uses which are intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction and are presented as such.
Foods for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction are specially formulated foods which, when used as instructed by the manufacturer, replace the whole or part of the total daily diet. They are divided in two categories:
Member States shall ensure that the products listed below may be marketed within the Community only if they conform to the rules laid down in this Directive.
Foods covered by this Directive shall comply with the compositional criteria specified in Annex 1.
The name under which the product is sold shall be:
The labelling of the products concerned shall bear, in addition to those provided for in Article 3 of Council Directive 79/112/EEC, the following mandatory particulars:
The labelling, advertising and presentation of the products concerned shall not make any reference to the rate or amount of weight loss which may result from their use.
References
Act |
Entry into force - Date of expiry |
Deadline for transposition in the Member States |
Official Journal |
Directive 96/8/EC |
17.03.1997 |
30.09.199701.10.1997 (Authorisation of trade in products complying with this Directive)31.03.1999 (Prohibition of trade in products which do not comply with this Directive) |
OJ L 55 of 6.3.1996 |
Amending act(s) |
Entry into force |
Deadline for transposition in the Member States |
Official Journal |
Directive 2007/29/EC |
20.6.2007 |
30.11.2007 |
OJ L 139 of 31.5.2007 |
For further information, visit the website of DG Health and Consumer Protection.
Last updated: 09.08.2007