Article 26U.K.Labelling of GMOs referred to in Article 2(4), second subparagraph
1.The GMOs to be made available for operations referred to under Article 2(4), second subparagraph, shall be subject to adequate labelling requirements in accordance with the relevant sections of Annex IV in order to provide for clear information, on a label or in an accompanying document, on the presence of GMOs. To that effect the words ‘This product contains genetically modified organisms’ shall appear either on a label or in an accompanying document.
[F12. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29a amending Annex IV by establishing specific labelling requirements referred to in paragraph 1, without duplicating or creating inconsistencies with labelling provisions laid down in existing Union legislation. In so doing, account should be taken, as appropriate, of labelling provisions established by Member States in accordance with Union legislation.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Text with EEA relevance).