12 Amendments of Chris DAVIES related to 2008/0028(COD)
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
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 operatorsagricultural raw material used in the product should be provided in the most suitable way, with a view to guaranteeing complete transparency and traceability. 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.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘place of provenance’ means any place where a food is indicated to come from, and that is not the ‘country of origin’ as determined in accordance with Articles 23 to 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92;
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘country of origin’ means the place of origin of the main agricultural raw material used in the preparation of the product.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
(ta) ‘Processing’ means the process whereby one (or more) agricultural raw material(s) is (are) transformed into a finished product.
Amendment 286 #
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 tf unprocessed agricultural products and, for processed products, the area of cultivation or rearing of the main agricultural raw material used in the processing. 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);
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
1. ‘’nutrition declaration’ or ‘nutrition labelling’3 means information consisting ofstating: (a) energy value; or (b) energy value and one or more of the following nutrients and their specifically mentioned components: – fat (saturates, trans fats, mono- unsaturates, polyunsaturates); – carbohydrate (sugars, polyols, starch); – salt; – fibre; – protein; – any of the vitamins or minerals listed in point 1 of Part A of Annex XIII, and present in significant amounts as defined in point 2 of Part A of Annex XIII;
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part B – table –point 1 – right-hand-column –first paragraph
Annex VII – Part B – table –point 1 – right-hand-column –first paragraph
‘Oil’, together with - either the adjective ‘vegetableanimal’ (or ‘animal’the indication of their specific animal origin) or, as appropriate, or - an indication of their specific vegetable or animal originigin. In cases where certain vegetable oils cannot be guaranteed not to be present, the use of ‘May contain...’ is required.
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
1. ‘nutrition declaration’ or ‘nutrition labelling’ means information consisting ofstating: (a) energy value; or (b) energy value and one or more of the following nutrients and their components: - fat, - carbohydrate, - fibre, - protein, - salt, - vitamins and minerals listed in Annex XI, Part A; point 1 and present in significant amounts as defined in Annex XI, Part A; point 2.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter V - Title
Chapter V - Title
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 - paragraph 2
Article 35 - paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where indication of the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicatedmandatory to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country or place.
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
1. ‘nutrition declaration’ or ‘nutrition labelling’ means information consisting ofstating: (a) energy value; or (b) energy value and one or more of the following nutrients and their components: - fat, - carbohydrate, - fibre, - protein, - salt, - vitamins and minerals listed in Annex XI, Part A; point 1 and present in significant amounts as defined in Annex XI, Part A; point 2.