EU Labeling — Prepacked foods offered for sale by means of distance communication

Another remarkably clear position of the EU Commission, on which I can’t do anything more than agree. Please note that if your selling unit is a box of 20 pieces of a product, then the obligation — like for retail — might be referred to the box.

Question for written answer E-001966/2021 to the EU Commission — 13th April 2021

Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the sale of prepacked by means of distance communication provides that ‘all mandatory particulars shall be available at the moment of delivery’.

Many companies shipping to several different EU countries do not necessarily have products labelled in the language of the country of destination and this provision increases the administrative burden on operators.

In the light of the above, can the Commission answer the following questions:

1. If products delivered are labelled in a language other than that of the country of destination, can the particulars also be made available in the form of a package leaflet/accompanying document, inserted in the packaging, containing all the relevant information in the language of the country of destination?