any single item for presentation as such to the ultimate consumer, consisting of a foodstuff and the packaging into which it was put before being offered for sale, whether such packaging encloses the foodstuff completely or only partially, but in any case in such a way that the contents cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging
ENDINE kontekst: Vabariigi Valitsuse ... määruse nr 344 «Pakendatud toiduainete märgistamise korra kinnitamine» alusel võib pakendatud toidukauba märgistamist jätkata kuni 1. juunini 1999. a, välja arvatud peale käesoleva määruse jõustumist tootmisse juurutatava toidukauba puhul, mille märgistamine peab toimuma käesoleva määruse alusel.
With a view to facilitating trade between Member States, it may be provided that, at stages prior to sale to the ultimate consumer, only information on the essential elements should appear on the outer packaging and certain mandatory particulars that must appear on a prepackaged foodstuff need appear only on commercial documents referring thereto.
