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Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 2

Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 2

Article 2

Directive 79/112/EEC shall apply to the products defined in the Annex subject to the following conditions: (a) the product names listed in the Annex shall apply only to the products referred to therein and must be used in trade to designate them. Those names shall be supplemented by the words: - 'paste` or 'in paste form` or - 'liquid` or 'in liquid form` as appropriate. However, product names may be supplemented by the term 'concentrated`: - in the case of the product defined in point 1(c) of the Annex, provided that the coffee-based dry matter content is more than 25 % by weight, - in the case of the product defined in point 2(c) of the Annex, provided that the chicory-based dry matter content is more than 45 % by weight; (b) the labelling must include the term 'decaffeinated` in the case of the products defined in point 1 of the Annex, provided that the anhydrous caffeine content does not exceed 0,3 % by weight of the coffee-based dry matter. This information must be within the same field of vision as the sales description; (c) in the case of the products defined in points 1(c) and 2(c) of the Annex, the label must include the terms 'with . . .`, 'preserved with . . .`, 'with added . . .` or 'roasted with . . .` followed by the name(s) of the types of sugar(s) used. This information must be within the same field of vision as the sales description; (d) the labelling must indicate, in the case of the products defined in points 1(b) and (c) of the Annex, the minimum coffee-based dry matter content and, in the case of the products defined in points 2(b) and (c) of the Annex, the minimum chicory-based dry matter content. These contents shall be expressed as a percentage by weight of the finished product.

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