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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11513

17 March 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture
Italy and others criticise “traffic light” labelling system

Brussels, 16/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - During the Agriculture Council on Monday 14 March in Brussels, Italy and other countries, including Spain and Portugal, described the voluntary British “traffic light” rating system for food labelling (complementary to the compulsory nutritional declaration) contravened the provisions in Regulation 1169/2011 involving consumer information about foodstuffs.

According to these countries, this labelling system has an impact on the internal market and...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEF