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European Court Of Justice Rules In Favour Of Greater Transparency In Accessing Efsa Data, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

This commentary looks at an interesting judgment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 16 July. The judgment relates to plant protection products, but as it seeks to achieve levels of transparency capable of overcoming the lack of trust towards the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - often accused of being biased for using experts with vested interests because of their industry associations - it may also be relevant to the food sector, given that the EFSA deals with many authorization procedures, opinions, etc. related to food products.

Resumen de la conferencia pronunciada el 10.11.2015 en San Cugat del …

El Tjue Confirma Y Precisa Su Jurisprudencia Sobre La Eficacia Informativa De La Lista De Ingredientes: La Sentencia “Teekanne” De 4 De Junio De 2015, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

The ECJ Chamber) ruled that articles 2(1)(a)(i) and 3(1)(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009, must be interpreted as precluding the labelling of a foodstuff and methods used for the labelling from giving the impression, by means of the appearance, description or pictorial representation of a particular ingredient, that that ingredient is present, …

Food Legislation: The “Teekanne” Case Of 4 June 2015, Luis González Vaqué, Sara Aparicio Hill, Sebastián Romero Melchor

Luis González Vaqué

Articles 2(1)(a)(i) and 3(1)(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009, must be interpreted as precluding the labelling of a foodstuff and methods used for the labelling from giving the impression, by means of the appearance, description or pictorial representation of a particular ingredient, that that ingredient is present, even though it is not …

El Tjue Clarifica El Concepto De 'Carne Separada Mecánicamente': La Sentencia “Newby Foods Ltd” De 16 De Octubre De 2014, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

The ECJ ruled that points 1.14 and 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin must be interpreted as meaning that the product obtained by the mechanical removal of meat from fleshbearing bones after boning or from poultry carcases must be classified as ‘mechanically separated meat’ within the meaning of that point 1.14, since the process used results in a loss or modification of the muscle fibre structure which is greater than that which is strictly confined …

La Sentencia 'Hagenmeyer Y Hahn/Comisión' (Tcue): Un Examen De La Legalidad De Los Procedimientos De Autorización De Las Declaraciones De Propiedades Saludables En Los Alimentos (Reglamento Nº 1924/2006), Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

En este asunto, los demandantes, Moritz Hagenmeyer (Hamburgo, Alemania) y Andreas Hahn (Hannover, Alemania), solicitaron al Tribunal General que anulase la parte del Reglamento (UE) nº 1170/2011 de la Comisión, de 16 de noviembre de 2011, por el que se deniega la autorización de determinadas declaraciones de propiedades saludables en los alimentos relativas a la reducción del riesgo de enfermedad, relativa a la declaración solicitada por los demandantes de que «Un consumo frecuente de cantidades importantes de agua puede reducir el riesgo de desarrollar una deshidratación y el consiguiente descenso de rendimiento». El citado Tribunal desestimó el recurso.

"Jurisprudencia Del Tjce: Interpretación De Los Artículos 1.1, 1.2 Y 1.3 Del Reglamento N° 258/97 Sobre Nuevos Alimentos", Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

Importation of a food product into San Marino before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients is not a relevant factor for assessing whether that product meets the requirement relating to human consumption to a significant degree within the European Community within the meaning of Article 1(2) of that regulation.

The fact that all the individual ingredients of a food product meet the requirement laid down in Article 1(2) of Regulation No 258/97, or have a safe history, cannot …

“Sentencia 'Amaro Alle Erbe' De 23 De Noviembre De 2006 (Responsabilidad Del Distribuidor Sobre La Veracidad Del Etiquetado)”, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

Articles 2, 3 and 12 of Directive 2000/13 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs are to be interpreted as not precluding legislation of a Member State which makes it possible for an operator, established in that Member State, which distributes a pre-packaged alcoholic beverage to be delivered as such within the meaning of Article 1 of that directive, produced by an operator established in another Member State, to be held liable for an infringement of that provision, established by a public authority, resulting from the producer’s inaccurate …

“El Tjce Confirma Su Jurisprudencia Favorable A Las Alegaciones Relativas A La Salud En El Etiquetado De Los Productos Alimenticios: La Sentencia 'Dyna Svelte Café'”, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

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La Sentencia 'Malagutti-Vezinhet': ¿Quién Es Responsable De La Información Facilitada Por El Sistema Comunitario De Alerta En El Ámbito De La Seguridad De Los Productos?, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

Non-contractual liability on the part of the Community is subject to a number of conditions: unlawfulness of the conduct alleged against the Community institutions, actual damage and the existence of a causal link between the conduct of the institution and the damage complained of. If one of those conditions is not satisfied, the entire action must be dismissed and it is not necessary to consider the other conditions.

The Community rapid alert system for food and feed introduced by Directive 92/59 on general product safety confers on the national authorities only, and not on the Commission, responsibility for establishing whether …