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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) The indication of the country of origin or of the place of provenance of a food should be provided whenever its absence is likely to mislead consumers as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of that product. In other cases, the provision of the indication of country of origin or place of provenance is left to the appreciation of food business operators. In all cases, the indication of country of origin or place of provenance should be provided in a manner which does not deceive the consumer and on the basis of clearly defined criteria which ensure a level playing field for the industry and improve consumers' understanding of the information related to the country of origin or place of provenance of a food. Such criteria should not apply to indications related to the name or address of the food business operator. Products from the EU shall in every case be labelled as such.

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)

(41a) It is important to inform consumers as well as possible about food allergies. However, it is not realistic to expect relatively small and/or craft entrepreneurs to label foods which are not prepackaged with information about potential allergens.

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point (e)

(e) the net quantity of the food at the time of packaging;

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

(ia) whether or not the food is of EU origin;

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label ~~in characters of a font size of at least 3mm and shall be presented in a way~~ so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and background.

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4

~~4. The minimum font size referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply in case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 10 cm2.~~deleted

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point (a)

(a) ~~trans~~saturated fats;

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point (a) a (new)

(aa) industrial trans fats;

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicated to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from ~~the European Community or a given country or place~~a given country or place. Food products originating in the European Union shall in every case be labelled as products of EU origin.

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4

4. For poultry and meat, other than beef and veal, the only place which may be indicat~~ion on~~ed as the country of origin or place of provenance ~~may be given as a single place only wher~~is the place where the animals have been ~~born,~~ reared and/or slaughtered ~~in the same country or place. In other cas~~, and not, therefore the place where they were bred or where slaughter, proces sin~~formation on~~g or packaging took place. As an alternative, each of these different places ~~of birth, rearing and slaughter~~may be indicated where the animals were born, reared, bred or slaughtered or where slaughter, processing or packaging took place. In every case, EU origin shall be ~~given~~indicated.

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37

~~Member States may only adopt provisions in the field of food information where this is provided for by this Regulation.~~Article 37 deleted Principle

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38

1. In addition to the mandatory particulars referred to in Article 9(1) and in Article 10, Member States may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 42, require additional mandatory particulars for specific types or categories of foods, justified on grounds of: (a) the protection of public health; (b) the protection of consumers; (c) the prevention of fraud; (d) the protection of industrial and commercial property rights, indications of provenance, registered designations of origin and the prevention of unfair competition. 2. By means of paragraph 1, Member States may introduce measures concerning the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of foods only where there is a proven link between certain qualities of the food and its origin or provenance. When notifying such measures to the Commission, Member States shall provide evidence that the majority of consumers attach significant value to the provision of this information.Article 38 deleted National provisions on additional mandatory particulars

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39

~~Member States may adopt measures derogating from Article 9(1) and Article 10(2) in the case of milk and milk products presented in glass bottles intended for reuse.~~Article 39 deleted Milk and milk products

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40

Member States may, pending the adoption of the Community provisions referred to in Article 20(e), maintain national rules as regard the listing of ingredients in the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol.Article 40 deleted Alcoholic beverages

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41

National measures for non-prepacked 1. Where foods are offered for sale to the final consumer or to mass caterers without prepackaging, or where foods are packed on the sales premises at the consumer's request or prepacked for direct sale, the Member States may adopt detailed rules concerning the manner in which the particulars specified in Articles 9 and 10 are to be shown. 2. Member States may decide not to require the provision of some of the particulars referred to in paragraph 1, other than those referred to in Article 9(1) (c), provided that the consumer or mass caterer still receives sufficient information. 3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 without delay.Article 41 deleted food

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42

1. When reference is made to this Article, the Member State which deems it necessary to adopt new food information legislation, shall notify in advance the Commission and the other Member States of the measures envisaged and give the reasons justifying them. 2. The Commission shall consult the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 if it considers such consultation to be useful or if a Member State so requests. 3. The Member State concerned may take the envisaged measures only three months after the notification referred to in paragraph 1, provided that it has not received a negative opinion from the Commission. 4. If the Commission’s opinion is negative, it shall initiate the procedure referred to in Article 49(2) before the expiry of that three-month period in order to determine whether the envisaged measures may be implemented. The Commission may require certain amendments to be made to the envisaged measures. The Member State concerned may take the envisaged measures only after the Commission has adopted its final decision. 5. Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations shall not apply to the measures falling within the notification procedure specified in paragraphs 1 to 4.Article 42 deleted Notification procedure

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2

A~~rticle 14(1)~~ll the articles shall apply from [the first day of the month 35 years after the entry into force].

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3

Articles 29 to 34 shall apply from [the first day of the month 3 years after the entry into force] except in the case of foods labelled by food business operators with, on the date of entry into force, less than 10 employees and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million where they shall apply [the first day of the month 5 years after the entry into force].deleted

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – letter b – first indent

– ~~fat~~protein,

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – letter b – third indent

– f~~ibre~~at,

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – letter b – fourth indent

– ~~protein~~fibre,

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4

4. ‘trans fat’ means fatty acids with at least one non-conjugated (namely interrupted by at least one methylene group) carbon- carbon double bond in the trans configuration, with the exception of trans fat of natural origin;

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 10

10. ‘protein’ means the protein content calculated using the formula: protein = total Kjeldahl nitrogen × 6,25 and 6,38 animal protein;

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – part B – point 17 – column 1

17. Skeletal muscles of mammalian and bird species recognised as fit for human consumption with naturally included or adherent tissue, where the total fat and connective tissue content does not exceed the values indicated below and where the meat constitutes an ingredient of another food. ~~The products covered by~~With the exception of beef, this definition also includes meat which is obtained mechanically from meat containing bones and which falls under the definition of ‘'mechanically separated meat~~’ are excluded from this definition~~' in Annex I, point 1.14 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and which complies with the requirements of Annex III, Section V, Chapter III, Point 3, of Regulation 853/2004.

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

Jan MULDER, Esther DE LANGE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – part A – point 2

As a rule, ~~15 % of the recommended allowance specified in point 1 supplied by 100 g o~~the following shall apply for the purpose of deciding what constitutes the significant recommended allowance specified: 15% per 100 g, 7.5% per 100 ml and 5% per 100 mlkcal, or per package if the ~~package~~latter contains only ~~a single portion should be taken into consideration in deciding what constitutes a significant amount~~one portion.

2008/12/15
Committee: AGRI

25 Amendments of Jan MULDER related to 2008/0028(COD)

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