Activities of Jan BŘEZINA related to 2008/0028(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Amendments (8)
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 60 cm2, the x-height of the font size referred to in paragraph 2 shall be equal to or greater than 0,9 mm. In case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 25cm2, the x-height of the front size referred to in paragraph 2 should not apply.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a New food labelling rules shall be implemented on the basis of uniform compliance dates on a two-year cycle, which enables an orderly adjustment to new labelling requirements, except in cases of information requirements with safety implications.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
1. Without prejudice toSubject to more specific provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4, food business operators, within the businesses under their control, shall ensure complianceand verify compliance of the food information with the requirements of the food information law which are relevant to their respective activities and shall verify that such requirements are min particular the presence and accuracy of the food information when they place a food for the first time on the Community market. 2. Food business operators, within the business under their control, shall not modify the information accompanying a food if such modification would mislead the final consumer or otherwise reduce the level of consumer protection, particularly with regard to health. 3. Food business operators placing on the market for the first time a food intended for supply to the final consumer or mass caterer shall ensure the presence and accuracy of the food information in accordance with the applicable food information law. 4. FWithout prejudice to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, food business operators responsible for retail or distribution activities which do not affect food information shall act with due care to ensupromptly when they have been notified, or when they become aware, within the limits of their respective activities, of the preabsence or of the applicable food information requirements, in particular by not supplying foods which they know or presume to be non compliant, on the basis of the information in their possession as professionals. 5inaccuracy on the label of mandatory particulars provided for in Article 9(1).’ 4. Food business operators within the business under their control shall ensure that information relating to non-prepacked food shall be transmitted to the operator receiving the food in order to enable, where appropriate, the provision of the mandatory food information specified in Article 9(1) points (a) to (c) and (f) to the final consumer. 65. In the following cases, food business operators, within the businesses under their control shall ensure that the mandatory particulars required under Article 9 shall appear on the external packaging in which the food is presented for marketing, or on the commercial documents referring to the foods where it can be guaranteed that such documents either accompany the food to which they refer or were sent before or at the same time as delivery: (a) where prepacked food is intended for the final consumer but marketed at a stage prior to sale to the final consumer and where sale to a mass caterer is not involved at that stage; (b) where prepacked food is intended for supply to mass caterers for preparation, processing, splitting or cutting up. Notwithstanding subparagraph 1, food business operators shall ensure that the particulars referred to in Article 9(1) (a), (f) and (h) also appear on the external packaging in which the food is presented for marketing.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The energy content, expressed in kcal per portion, shall be repeated, in a clear format in the principal field of vision.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 - paragraph 3
Article 13 - paragraph 3
Amendment 325 #
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 3mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and backgrounda clearly legible manner. In a consultation procedure with representatives of the relevant interest groups, the Commission may propose guidelines on the legibility of food information to consumers.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The mandatoryElements of the nutrition declaration shallmay be expressed, as appropriate, as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation to per 100 g or per 100 ml or per portion.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to in Article 31(2) related to the mandatory nutrition declaration shall be included in the principalsame field of vision. They shall be presented, where appropriate, together in a clear format in the following order: energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt. in the following order: energy, protein, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, fat, saturates, fibre and sodium. Where space permits, these particulars shall be presented in tabular form, with the numbers aligned. Where space does not permit, they shall appear in linear form. In addition, the amount of energy referred to in Article 29(1)(a) and the percentage of the reference intake for energy referred to in Article 31(3)(1) shall appear in the principal field of vision in accordance with Article 32(2) and 32(3). It shall be expressed per portion.