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Regulation (EC) No 109/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

Regulation (EC) No 109/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

Regulation (EC) No 109/2008 · Regulation · 2 articles

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Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 is amended as follows: 1. Article 14(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1.   Notwithstanding Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 2000/13/EC, the following claims may be made where they have been authorised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 15, 16, 17 and 19 of this Regulation for inclusion in a Community list of such permitted claims together with all the necessary conditions for the use of these claims: (a) reduction of disease risk claims; (b) claims referring to children's development and health.’; 2. the introductory sentence of Article 28(6) shall be replaced by the following: ‘Health claims other than those referred to in Article 13(1)(a) and in Article 14(1)(a), which have been used in compliance with national provisions before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall be subject to the following:’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 July 2007.

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