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Act No. 90 of 1981 relative to the labelling of consumer goods.

Country/Territory
Norway
Document type
Legislation
Date
1981 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Food & nutrition
Keyword
Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The scope of this Act is to provide rules for the labelling of consumer goods so as to enhance the judgement of goods for sale or lease by the general public. "Consumer goods" is defined as goods which are destined for personal use by the purchaser or its relatives or acquaintances. It implements provisions of Directives of the European Communities which form part of the Agreement establishing an European Economic Area. Section 3 of Chapter II, containing general provisions regarding labelling, grants power to the Government to enact rules regarding labelling of specific products. These rules may regulate the indication of name and address of the producer or import, the country of origin, weight, ingredients etc., and certain characteristics of the products which do not appear evident of the product itself and which may be required for judgement by the customer. Section 4 prohibits manufacturing, sale or importation of products which are not properly labelled. Chapter III provides for voluntary ecological labelling in the sense of the EEA Agreement (Council Directive on a Community Eco-label Reward Scheme). (11 sections divided into 4 Chapters)

Full text
English/Norwegian
Website
www.lovdata.no; www.ub.uio.no

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EEC) No. 880/92 on a Community eco-label award scheme.

Legislation | European Union | 1992

Keyword: Institution, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Regulation No. 534 on energy marking of energy related products.

Legislation | Norway | 2013

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Internal trade, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 534 on energy-related products labelling.

Legislation | Norway | 2013

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Transport/storage, Access-to-information, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX