{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-amendment-regulations-1998/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-amendment-regulations-1998/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1398",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996",
  "text": "In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) there shall be inserted after the definition of “confectionery product” the following definitions—\n““Directive 79/112” means Council Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, as read in accordance with Schedule A1;\n“Directive 87/250” means Commission Directive 87/250/EEC on the indication of alcoholic strength by volume in the labelling of alcoholic beverages for sale to the ultimate consumer;\n“Directive 89/398” means Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses;\n“Directive 90/496” means Council Directive 90/496/EEC on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs;\n“Directive 94/54” means Commission Directive 94/54/EC concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112, as amended by Council Directive 96/21/EC;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No. L33, 8.2.79, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No. L113, 30.4.87, p. 57."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L186, 30.6.89, p. 27."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No. L276, 6.10.90, p. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ No. L300, 23.11.94, p. 14."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ No. L88, 5.4.96, p. 5."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1398/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:27:38.296030+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}