Article 8 Specific conditionsX1

United Kingdom

1 .

Nutrition claims shall only be permitted if they are listed in the Annex and are in conformity with the conditions set out in this Regulation.

F12 .

F2The appropriate authority may by regulations amend the Annex, after consulting an expert committee. Where appropriate, the F3appropriate authority shall involve interested parties, in particular food business operators and consumer groups, in order to evaluate the perception and understanding of the claims in question.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 107/2008 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 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.
F2: Words in Art. 8(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 17(9)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 8(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 17(9)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Editorial notes

X1: Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (Official Journal of the European Union L 404 of 30 December 2006).