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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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1.The particulars referred to in Article 30(1) and (2) shall be included in the same field of vision. They shall be presented together in a clear format and, where appropriate, in the order of presentation provided for in Annex XV.
2.The particulars referred to in Article 30(1) and (2) shall be presented, if space permits, in tabular format with the numbers aligned. Where space does not permit, the declaration shall appear in linear format.
3.The particulars referred to in Article 30(3) shall be presented:
(a)in the principal field of vision; and
(b)using a font size in accordance with Article 13(2).
The particulars referred to in Article 30(3) may be presented in a format different from that specified in paragraph 2 of this Article.
4.The particulars referred to in Article 30(4) and (5) may be presented in a format different from that specified in paragraph 2 of this Article.
5.In cases where the energy value or the amount of nutrient(s) in a product is negligible, the information on those elements may be replaced by a statement such as ‘Contains negligible amounts of …’ and shall be indicated in close proximity to the nutrition declaration when present.
In order to ensure the uniform implementation of this paragraph, [F1regulations may be made relating to] the energy value and amounts of nutrients referred to in Article 30(1) to (5) which can be regarded as negligible. F2...
6.In order to ensure a uniform application of the manner of presenting the nutrition declaration under the formats referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article, [F3regulations may be made] in this regard. F4...
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 34(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/778), regs. 1, 4(17)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 34(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1501), regs. 1(b), 6
F3Words in Art. 34(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/778), regs. 1, 4(17)(b)(i) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1501, regs. 1(a), 5(3)(d))
F4Words in Art. 34(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/778), regs. 1, 4(17)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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