
Article 1 
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3 of Directive 2000/13/EC, the labelling of the foodstuffs listed in Annex I to this Directive shall include additional particulars, as set out in that Annex.
Article 2 
Directive 94/54/EC, as amended by the Directives listed in Annex II, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 January 2008.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I
Type or category of foodstuff Particulars
Foodstuffs whose durability has been extended by means of packaging gases authorised pursuant to Council Directive 89/107/EEC ‘Packaged in a protective atmosphere’
Foodstuffs containing a sweetener or sweeteners as authorised by Directive 94/35/EC ‘with sweetener(s)’That particular shall accompany the name under which the product is sold, as laid down in Article 5 of Directive 2000/13/EC
Foodstuffs containing both an added sugar or sugars and a sweetener or sweeteners as authorised by Directive 94/35/EC ‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)’That particular shall accompany the name under which the product is sold as laid down in Article 5 of Directive 2000/13/EC
Foodstuffs containing aspartame ‘contains a source of phenylalanine’
Foodstuffs containing more than 10 % added polyols ‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’
Confectionery or beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, at concentration of 100 mg/kg or 10 mg/l or above. The terms ‘contains liquorice’ shall be added immediately after the list of ingredients, unless the term ‘liquorice’ is already included in the list of ingredients or in the name under which the product is sold. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the particular shall be placed near the name under which the product is sold.
Confectionery containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 4 g/kg or above. The following message must be added after the list of ingredients: ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the particular shall be placed near the name under which the product is sold.
Beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due to the addition of the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra at concentrations of 50 mg/l or above, or of 300 mg/l or above in the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol. The following message must be added after the list of ingredients: ‘contains liquorice – people suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption’. In the absence of a list of ingredients, the particular shall be placed near the name under which the product is sold.


ANNEX II
PART A

Commission Directive 94/54/EC (OJ L 300, 23.11.1994, p. 14)
Council Directive 96/21/EC (OJ L 88, 5.4.1996, p. 5)
Commission Directive 2004/77/EC (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 76)

PART B

Directive Time-limit for transposition
94/54/EC 30 June 1995
96/21/EC 30 June 1996
2004/77/EC 20 May 2005




ANNEX III
Directive 94/54/EC This Directive
Article 1 Article 1
Article 2 —
— Article 2
Article 3 Article 3
— Article 4
Annex Annex I
— Annex II
— Annex III