Approved
by decision of the Commission of the Customs Union
No. 881 dated December 9, 2011
(as amended by decisions of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission
No. 90 dated December 20, 2017, No. 75 dated September 14, 2018)

TECHNICAL REGULATION OF THE CUSTOMS UNION

TR TS 022/2011

ON FOOD PRODUCTS IN TERMS OF LABELLING

Foreword

1. The present technical regulation of the Customs Union has been worked out in compliance with the Agreement on Uniform Principles and Rules of Technical Regulation in the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation as of November 18, 2010.

2. The present technical regulation of the Customs Union has been worked out with the purpose of establishing uniform requirements for labelling of food products, obligatory for application and implementation in the unified customs area of the Customs Union, ensuring free circulation of food products released in circulation in the unified customs area of the Customs Union.

Article 1. Scope of Application

1. The present technical regulation of the Customs Union shall be applied to labelling of food products released in circulation in the unified customs area of the Customs Union.

2. The present technical regulation of the Customs Union shall not apply to food products, which are produced by public catering enterprises in the process of providing public catering services for consumption at the production location, and also to food products the production of which is carried out by individuals in private subsidiary farms for purposes other than entrepreneurial activities.

3. The present technical regulation of the Customs Union establishes requirements for labelling of food products with the purpose of prevention of actions which misguide consumers regarding implementation of the consumer rights to the access to adequate information on food products.

4. When applying the present technical regulation of the Customs Union, additional requirements for labelling of food products set forth in the technical regulations of the Customs Union for certain types of food products shall be considered, provided they do not contradict the present technical regulation.

Article 2. Definitions

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Article 3. Rules of Market Circulation

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Article 4. Requirements for labelling of food products

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Article 5. Ensuring compliance with the requirements for food products in terms of labelling

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