
Article 1 

1. Article 7(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 79/112/EEC shall not apply in cases where the wording ‘with sweetener(s)’ or ‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’ accompanies the name under which a foodstuff is sold, as provided for under Directive 94/54/EC.
2. Article 7(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 79/112/EEC shall not apply to particulars relating to the addition of vitamins and minerals, in cases where those substances are subject to nutrition labelling.
Article 2 

1. By way of derogation from the principle established in Article 7(4) of Directive 79/112/EEC, the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply to the indication of quantities of ingredients.
2. For foodstuffs which have lost moisture following heat treatment or other treatment, the quantity shall correspond to the quantity of the ingredient or ingredients used, related to the finished product. The quantity shall be expressed as a percentage.However, when the quantity of an ingredient or the total quantity of all the ingredients expressed on the labelling exceeds 100 %, the percentage shall be replaced by the weight of the ingredient(s) used to prepare 100 g of finished product.
3. The quantity of volatile ingredients shall be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight in the finished product.The quantity of ingredients used in concentrated or dehydrated form and reconstituted during manufacture may be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight as recorded before their concentration or dehydration.In the case of concentrated or dehydrated foods which are intended to be reconstituted by the addition of water, the quantity of the ingredients may be indicated on the basis of their proportion by weight in the reconstituted product.
Article 3 
Member States shall, where necessary, adopt the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions by 31 August 1999 at the latest so as to:

— allow trade in products complying with this Directive by 1 September 1999 at the latest,
— prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive from 14 February 2000 at the latest. However, products placed on the market or labelled before that date which do not comply with this Directive may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 4 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 1999.
For the Commission
Martin BANGEMANN
Member of the Commission