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Council Directive No. 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer, European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 1978 Dates Entry into force: December 22, 1995 Adopted: December 18, 1978 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Other

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Directive du Conseil n° 79/112/CEE du 18 décembre 1978, relative au rapprochement des législations des États membres concernant l'étiquetage et la présentation des denrées alimentaires destinées au consommateur final ainsi que la publicité faite à leur égard PDF HTML Spanish Directiva del Consejo N° 79/112/CEE de 18 de diciembre de 1978, relativa a la aproximación de las legislaciones de los Estados Miembros en materia de etiquetado, presentación y publicidad de los productos alimenticios destinados al consumidor final PDF HTML English Council Directive No. 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer PDF HTML
Legislation Relates to (4 text(s)) Relates to (4 text(s))
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1898/2006 of 14 December 2006 laying down detailed rules of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU055)
Council Regulation (EC) No. 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (EU062)
Decree of 10 December 1991 Concerning Food Labeling According to the Commodities Law (NL089)
Council Directive No. 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 relating to the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning misleading advertising (EU033)
 Is repealed by (1 text(s)) Is repealed by (1 text(s))
Directive No. 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (EU270)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/EEC/O/1
WIPO Lex No. EU032