Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)
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There are currently no known outstanding effects by UK legislation for Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 13.
1.Without prejudice to [F1enactments referred to in Article 44(2) relating to the presentation of mandatory particulars for food to which that Article applies], mandatory food information shall be marked in a conspicuous place in such a way as to be easily visible, clearly legible and, where appropriate, indelible. It shall not in any way be hidden, obscured, detracted from or interrupted by any other written or pictorial matter or any other intervening material.
2.Without prejudice to specific [F2provisions in EU-derived domestic legislation or [F3assimilated direct] legislation] applicable to particular foods, when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in such a way as to ensure clear legibility, in characters using a font size where the x-height, as defined in Annex IV, is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm.
3.In case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 80 cm2, the x-height of the font size referred to in paragraph 2 shall be equal to or greater than 0,9 mm.
4.For the purpose of achieving the objectives of this Regulation, [F4regulations may be made to] establish rules for legibility.
For the same purpose as referred to in the first subparagraph, [F5regulations may be made to] extend the requirements under paragraph 5 of this Article to additional mandatory particulars for specific types or categories of foods.
5.The particulars listed in points (a), (e) and (k) of Article 9(1) shall appear in the same field of vision.
6.Paragraph 5 of this Article shall not apply in the cases specified in Article 16(1) and (2).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 13(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/529), regs. 1, 5(9)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 13(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/529), regs. 1, 5(9)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 13(2) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 96(2)(e)
F4Words in Art. 13(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/778), regs. 1, 4(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 13(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/778), regs. 1, 4(7)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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