
Article 1 
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, the packaging or labels including the Community symbols used in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006, as applicable prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, may be used until 1 May 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 2 July 2008.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Points 1, 2 and 3 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 are replaced by the following:
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1. 
When used in colour, direct colours (Pantone) or four-colour process may be used. The reference colours are indicated below.


 


 

2. 
If the background colour of the packaging or label is dark, the symbols may be used in negative format, using the background colour of the packaging or label.

3. 
If a symbol is used in colour on a coloured background which makes it difficult to see, a delimiting outer circle around the symbol should be used to improve contrast with the background colours.


 


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