Activities of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2008/0028(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Food information to consumers (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) information on the identity and composition, method of processing, properties or other characteristics of the food;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint ii a (new)
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to derogations provided for by Community legislation applicable to natural mineral waters and foods for particular nutritional uses, food information shallmust not attribute to any food the property of preventing, treating or curing a human disease, nor refer to such properties.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By ….* at the latest, the Commission shall draw up a legislative proposal on regulation of the following aspects of the food information provided to consumers: a) the meaning of descriptive words such as ‘balanced’ and ‘prescribed’; b) the meaning of comparatives and superlatives such as ‘the best’ and of accentuating terms; c) references to scientific and technical works or terms, laws and regulations, surveys and questionnaires, approvals, awards and seals of approval; d) references to expressions that refer to religious dietary requirements, such as ‘kosher type’ or ‘kosher style’.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases the indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5)of the food and of its basic ingredient/s, where this represents over 50% of the net quantity of the product;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Mandatory food information shallmust be available and shall be easily accessible, in accordance with this Regulation, for all foods.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of prepacked food, mandatory food information shallmust appear on the package or on a label attached thereto.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
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 32 mm, scaled with reference to a lower case letter ‘o’, and shall be presented in such a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and background.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The minimum font size referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of packaging or containers the largest affixing surface of which has an area of less than 10 cm2.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Packaging and containers with an affixing area smaller than 15 cm2 shall be considered ‘small packages’ for which the particulars set out in Article 9(1) need not be provided, as long as those particulars are available on the inside of the packaging/container.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Abbreviations, including initials, may not be used if they are liable to mislead consumers.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 9(2), mandatory food information shall appear in athe language easily understoodmost commonly spoken by the consumers of the Member States where a food is marketed.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Within their own territory, the Member States in which a food is marketed may stipulate that the particulars shall be given in one or more languages from among the official languages of the Community or among the other languages used in that Member State.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The following ingredients may be listed in any order, at the end of the list of ingredients referred to in paragraph 1: condiments, aromatic plants and condiments (except salt), natural and artificial flavourings, flavour enhancers, food additives, vitamins and nutrients, and minerals and their salts.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The net quantity must be rounded up or down to the nearest three-figure number, except in cases where it is smaller than 100 units, when it may be rounded up or down to the nearest two- figure number.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1