# Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 17: Name of the food

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

1. The name of the food shall be its legal name. In the absence of such a name, the name of the food shall be its customary name, or, if there is no customary name or the customary name is not used, a descriptive name of the food shall be provided.
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4. The name of the food shall not be replaced with a name protected as intellectual property, brand name or fancy name.
5. Specific provisions on the name of the food and particulars that shall accompany it are laid down in Annex VI.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1169/article-17
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