direct ec european parliament council februari consum protect indic price product offer consum european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati light joint text approv concili committe decemb transpar oper market correct inform benefit consum protect healthi competit enterpris product consum guarante high level protect commun contribut thereto specif action support supplement polici pursu member state precis transpar unambigu inform consum price product offer council resolut april preliminari programm european econom commun consum protect inform polici council resolut programm european econom commun consum protect inform polici provid establish common principl indic price principl establish direct eec indic price foodstuff direct eec indic price food product link indic unit price product pre packag pre establish quantiti capac valu rang adopt commun level prove overli complex appli abandon link favour simplifi mechan interest consum prejudic rule govern packag standardis oblig sell price unit price contribut substanti improv consum inform easiest enabl consum evalu compar price product optimum manner make inform choic basi simpl comparison gener oblig sell price unit price product product sold bulk sell price determin consum product requir account fact product customarili sold quantiti kilogramm litr metr squar metr cubic metr member state authoris unit price refer singl unit quantiti take account natur product quantiti customarili sold member state concern oblig unit price entail excess burden small retail busi circumst member state allow refrain appli oblig transit period member state remain free waiv oblig unit price case product price indic liabl confus instanc indic quantiti relev price comparison purpos product market packag case food product member state view facilit applic mechan implement free draw list product categori product oblig unit price remain applic commun level rule ensur homogen transpar inform benefit consum context intern market simplifi approach suffici achiev object member state make system effect transpar system maintain euro introduc end maximum number price limit attent paid small retail busi end commiss report applic direct present year date refer articl account experi glean applic direct small retail busi inter alia technolog develop introduct singl currenc report regard transit period refer articl accompani propos adopt direct articl purpos direct stipul indic sell price price unit measur product offer trader consum order improv consum inform facilit comparison price articl purpos direct sell price final price unit product quantiti product includ vat tax unit price final price includ vat tax kilogramm litr metr squar metr cubic metr product singl unit quantiti wide customarili member state concern market specif product product sold bulk product pre packag measur presenc consum trader natur legal person sell offer sale product fall commerci profession activ consum natur person bui product purpos fall sphere commerci profession activ articl sell price unit price product refer articl indic unit price subject provis articl unit price ident sale price member state decid appli paragraph product suppli provis servic sale auction sale work art antiqu product sold bulk unit price advertis mention sell price product refer articl unit price subject articl articl sell price unit price unambigu easili identifi legibl member state provid maximum number price limit unit price refer quantiti declar accord nation commun provis nation commun provis requir indic net weight net drain weight pre pack product suffici unit price net drain weight articl member state waiv oblig unit price product indic product natur purpos liabl creat confus view implement paragraph member state case food product establish list product product categori oblig unit price remain applic articl oblig unit price constitut excess burden small retail busi number product sale sale area natur place sale specif condit sale product directli access consum form busi type itiner trade member state transit period date refer articl provid oblig unit price product sold bulk sold busi appli subject articl articl member state provid measur inform person concern nation law transpos direct articl member state lai penalti infring nation provis adopt applic direct measur ensur enforc penalti effect proportion dissuas articl transit period year refer articl direct ec european parliament council novemb amend direct eec consum protect indic price foodstuff direct eec consum protect indic price food product extend date refer articl direct direct eec eec repeal effect date refer articl direct articl direct prevent member state adopt maintain provis favour consum inform comparison price prejudic oblig treati articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct march forthwith inform commiss thereof provis adopt applic date member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer time offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text provis nation law adopt field govern direct member state commun provis govern penalti provid articl amend thereto articl commiss year date refer articl submit european parliament council comprehens report applic direct applic articl accompani propos european parliament council basi examin provis articl act accord treati year present commiss propos refer paragraph articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state brussel februari european parliament presid gil robl council presid cunningham oj oj oj opinion european parliament april oj council common posit septemb oj decis european parliament februari oj decis european parliament decemb decis council decemb oj oj oj direct amend direct ec oj oj direct amend direct ec oj oj commiss declar articl commiss take view express kilogramm litr metr squar metr cubic metr product singl unit quantiti articl appli product sold individu item singli commiss declar articl paragraph commiss consid articl paragraph direct constru call question initi