# Council Directive of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption (89/108/EEC), Article 8

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Directive 79/112/EEC shall apply to products covered by this Directive and intended for supply without further processing to the ultimate consumer and to restaurants, hospitals, canteens and other similar mass caterers on the following conditions:
(a) one or more of the following shall be added to the sales name:
in Danish: ‘dybfrossen’,
in German: ‘tiefgefroren’ or ‘Tiefkühlkost’ or ‘tiefgekühlt’ or ‘gefrostet’,
in Spanish: ‘ultracongelado’ or ‘congelado rápidamente’,
in Greek: ‘βαθείας κατάψυξης’ or ‘ταχείας κατάψυξης’ or ‘υπερ-κατεψυγμένα’,
in English: ‘quick-frozen’,
in French: ‘surgelé’,
in Italian: ‘surgelato’,
in Dutch: ‘diepvries’,
in Portuguese: ‘ultracongelado’ ,
in Finnish: ‘ pakastettu ’ ,
in Swedish: ‘ djupfryst ’ ,
in Czech: ‘ hluboce zmrazené nebo hluboce zmrazená nebo hluboce zmrazený ’,
in Estonian: ‘ sügavkülmutatud or külmutatud ’,
in Latvian: ‘ ātri sasaldēts ’,
in Lithuanian: ‘ greitai užšaldyti ’,
in Hungarian: ‘ gyorsfagyasztott ’,
in Maltese: ‘ iffriżat ’,
in Polish: ‘ produkt głęboko mrożony ’,
in Slovenian: ‘ hitro zamrznjen ’,
in Slovak: ‘ hlbokozmrazené ’ ,
in Bulgarian: ‘ бързо замразена ’,
in Romanian: ‘ congelare rapidă ’ ,
in Croatian: ‘ brzo smrznuto ’;
(b) in addition to the date of minimum durability, the period during which quick-frozen products may be stored by the purchaser and the storage temperature and/or type of storage equipment required must be indicated;
(c) the labelling of any quick-frozen foodstuff must include a reference from which the batch may be identified;
(d) the label of any quick-frozen foodstuff must bear a clear message of the type ‘do not refreeze after defrosting’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/108/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-108/article-8
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