# Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97, Article 15a: General rules

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

Food information other than that specified in Articles 13, 14 and 15 which is added to labels voluntarily by operators or organisations marketing beef shall be objective, verifiable by the competent authorities and comprehensible for consumers.
That information shall comply with the applicable legislation on labelling and in particular Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Where operators or organisations marketing beef do not respect the obligations referred to in the first and the second paragraphs, the competent authority shall apply appropriate penalties as laid down in Article 22 and any other measures adopted by the appropriate authorities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/1760/article/15a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-1760/article-15a
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