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(b) Raw materials
Article 5(3) provides that only live animals, meat and milk may be considered as
raw materials for the purposes of this paragraph.
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Article 1(2) of the Draft Delegated Regulation provides that '[a]ny restrictions
to the origin of raw materials provided in the product specification of a product
the name of which is registered as a protected geographical indication shall be
justified in relation to the link referred to in point (f )(ii) of Art 7(1) of
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012'.
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G. REGULATION (EU) NO 1169/2011 ON THE PROVISION OF FOOD
INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to con-
sumers
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contains a number of provisions dealing with the labelling of country
of origin or place of provenance.
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Recital (29) to this Regulation explains that the indication of the country of
origin or of the place of provenance of a food should be provided whenever its
absence is likely to mislead consumers as to the true country of origin or place of
provenance of that product and that in all cases, the indication of country of
origin or place of provenance should be provided in a manner which does not
deceive the consumer and on the basis of clearly defined criteria.
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Recital (30) suggests that in some cases, food business operators may want to
indicate the origin of a food on a voluntary basis to draw consumers' attention to
the qualities of their product. In this case such indications should also comply
with harmonised criteria.
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1. Relationship with the Foodstuffs Regulation
Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 provides that 'this Article
shall apply without prejudice to labelling requirements provided for in specific
Union provisions, in particular Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20
March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialties
guaranteed
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and Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on
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OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, pp. 18-63.
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OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 1.
