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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Commission Implementing Decision of 24 January 2013 adopting guidelines for the implementation of specific conditions for health claims laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/63/EU),
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The following guidelines are addressed to the national control authorities and food business operators as regards the implementation of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (‘the Regulation’). A health claim is any voluntary commercial message or representation in any form such as words, statements, pictures, logos, etc. which states, suggests or implies that a relationship exists between the food that is the subject of the claim and health.
Article 10 lays down specific conditions for the permitted use of authorised health claims. It should be observed together with the general principles and requirements for all claims (e.g. Article 3 of the Regulation and provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) and Council Directive 84/450/EEC(2) that operators using health claims must also respect), with the conditions for the use of nutrition and health claims set in Article 4 and with the general conditions for all claims provided in Article 5 as well as with the specific conditions of use foreseen in the list of permitted health claims. For example, in the case of ‘reduction of disease risk’ health claims referred to in point (a) of Article 14(1), additional information is required in Article 14(2). It is important to note that even authorised health claims may not be used unless their use fully complies with all the requirements of the Regulation. Accordingly, even where a claim is authorised and included in the lists of permitted health claims, national authorities should take action if its use does not comply with all the requirements of the Regulation.
It would be easier to achieve compliance with the provisions of the Regulation and in particular Article 10, if the food business operator is able to demonstrate due diligence and steps taken to comply with each part of the Regulation.
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