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Ref : EIC 230/4

22 December 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 827/2011

European Union (EU)* : Directive on Indications or Marks Identifying the Lot to which a Foodstuff Belongs

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have recently adopted a Directive concerning the indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs. Details are set out in Commission Directive 2011/91/EU (the Directive), which can be accessed through the following link : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:334:0001:0005:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2. The indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs were previously governed by 89/396/EEC but it has been substantially amended several times. For interests of clarity and rationality, Directive 89/396/EEC should be codified. 
 

3. The Directive 2011/91/EU aims to provide rules of a general nature in order to manage a common lot identification system. It concerns the indication which allows identification of the lot (a batch of sales units of a foodstuff produced, manufactured or packaged under practically the same condition) to which a foodstuff belongs. A foodstuff may not be marketed unless it is accompanied by such an indication but exemptions applied to products as mentioned in Article 2 (2) of the Directive. For details of the identification methods, you may refer to Articles 3-7. The Directive shall enter into force on 5 January 2012. 

ENQUIRIES

4. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,




(Miss Anita WONG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.





Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.