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Cannabidiol
CBD
It is a molecule of type cannabinoid resulting from the plant of hemp (Cannabis sativa L).
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Cellular agriculture
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Cellular agriculture is a new way of producing food products such as milk or meat from cells and micro-organisms.
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Circular economy
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Organisation of economic and social activities using production, consumption and exchange methods based on eco-design, repair, reuse and recycling, and aiming to reduce consumption and waste of resources as well as damage to the environment.
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CITEO
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Citeo is an approved eco-organisation specialising in the recycling of household packaging and graphic paper. CITEO has several missions such as the management of collection and recycling channels, the communication of good sorting practices to consumers and the development of eco-design.
Claim
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Any message or representation, which is not mandatory under Community or national legislation, including pictorial, graphic or symbolic representation, in any form, which states, suggests or implies that a food has particular characteristics (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006).
Climate and Resilience Law (« Loi Climat et Résilience »)
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The law to fight climate change and reinforce resilience follows the work of the Citizens’ Climate Convention. It provides for specific measures on consumption, for example: regulation of some advertising, creation of an eco-score to indicate the environmental impact of goods and services and measures to prevent greenwashing.
Code of conduct
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An agreement or set of rules not imposed by law, regulation or administrative provision of a Member State which defines the behaviour of traders who undertake to be bound by the code in relation to one or more particular commercial practices or business sectors (Directive 2005/29/CE).
Codex Alimentarius
Codex
The Codex Alimentarius is a collection of internationally adopted food standards and texts presented in a uniform manner. The purpose of these standards and texts is to protect the health of consumers and to ensure fair practices in the food trade. The Codex Alimentarius is intended to guide and promote the elaboration, implementation and harmonisation of definitions and requirements for food and thereby facilitate international trade. It includes provisions on food hygiene, food additives, pesticide and veterinary drug residues, contaminants, labelling and presentation, methods of analysis and sampling, and import and export inspection and certification. Codex standards do not replace or offer an alternative to national legislation.
Constitutional Council (Conseil constitutionnel)
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The Conseil constitutionnel is composed of nine members appointed for nine years. The members are designated by the French President and the presidents of the parliamentary assemblies (National Assembly and Senate). As a regulator of the functioning of the public authorities and a court with a wide range of competences, it is in charge, in particular, of verifying the conformity of the law with the Constitution.
Contaminant
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Any substance not intentionally added to food which is present in such food as a result of the production (including operations carried out in crop husbandry, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine), manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packing, packaging, transport or holding of such food, or as a result of environmental contamination. Extraneous matter, such as, for example, insect fragments, animal hair, etc, is not covered by this definition (Regulation (EEC) No 315/93).
Cosmetic product
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Any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with the external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, protecting them, keeping them in good condition or correcting body odours (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009).
Counterfeiting
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Imitation or reproduction of products or objects benefiting from the intellectual property protection regime. Infringements of protected designations of origin and geographical indications (PGI) are considered to be counterfeiting.
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Cour d’appel
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A court of second instance which re-examines a case after a first judgment by a court of first instance within its jurisdiction. The court of appeal decides again on the merits of the case, i.e. on the facts. The court of appeal may overturn or confirm the first judgment (Article L311-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation).
Court of Justice of the European Union
CJEU
The CJEU is divided into 2 courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court. The CJEU interprets EU law to make sure it is applied in the same way in all EU countries, and settles legal disputes between national governments and EU institutions. Its role is to ensure that EU law is interpreted and applied in the same way in all EU countries and that EU countries and institutions respect EU law.
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