Article 5General conditions
1.The use of nutrition and health claims shall only be permitted if the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a)the presence, absence or reduced content in a food or category of food of a nutrient or other substance in respect of which the claim is made has been shown to have a beneficial nutritional or physiological effect, as established by generally accepted scientific data;
(b)the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made:
is contained in the final product in a significant quantity as defined in Community legislation or, where such rules do not exist, in a quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific data; or
is not present or is present in a reduced quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific data;
(c)where applicable, the nutrient or other substance for which the claim is made is in a form that is available to be used by the body;
(d)the quantity of the product that can reasonably be expected to be consumed provides a significant quantity of the nutrient or other substance to which the claim relates, as defined in Community legislation or, where such rules do not exist, a significant quantity that will produce the nutritional or physiological effect claimed as established by generally accepted scientific data;
(e)compliance with the specific conditions set out in Chapter III or Chapter IV as the case may be.
2.The use of nutrition and health claims shall only be permitted if the average consumer can be expected to understand the beneficial effects as expressed in the claim.
3.Nutrition and health claims shall refer to the food ready for consumption in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.