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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1831Show full title
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1831 of 7 October 2015 laying down rules for application of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in the third countries
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Article 2General requirements for mention of the origin in all information and promotional material
1.The main message of the programme shall be a Union message and shall not focus on a specific origin.
2.Any mention of origin shall fulfil the following cumulative conditions:
(a)it shall not amount to a restriction of the free movement of agricultural and food products in breach of Article 34 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
(b)it shall not encourage consumers to buy domestic goods solely by virtue of their origin and shall refer to the particular properties of the product rather than the sole origin; and
(c)it shall complement the main Union message.
3.The main Union message of the programme shall not be obscured by material related to the origin of the product, such as pictures, colours, symbols or music. The mention of origin shall appear in a separate area from that devoted to the main Union message.
4.The mention of origin on information and promotional material shall be limited to visual material. No mention of the origin shall be made in audio material.
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