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Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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PART B

Time limits for transposition into national law and application

(referred to in Article 16)

a

In accordance with Article 15 of Directive 89/398/EEC:

1.Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions in such a way as:

  • to permit trade in products complying with this Directive not later than 16 May 1990,

  • to prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive with effect from 16 May 1991.

They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

2.Paragraph 1 shall not affect those national provisions which in the absence of the Directives referred to in Article 4 apply to certain groups of foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses..

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In accordance with Article 2 of Directive 1999/41/EC:

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for them to comply with this Directive not later than 8 July 2000. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

These measures shall be applied in such a way as to:

  • permit trade in products complying with this Directive by 8 July 2000,

  • prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive by 8 January 2001.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States..

DirectiveTime limits for transpositionPermission of trade in products complying with this DirectiveProhibition of trade in products not complying with this Directive
89/398/EEC16 May 1990a16 May 1991a
96/84/EC30 September 1997
1999/41/EC8 July 20008 July 2000b8 January 2001b

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