Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 75/726/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fruit juices and certain similar products. COM (78) 332 final, 19 July 1978.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

COM(78) 332 final

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Brussels, 19

Juq

1978

, &JDencliDg Direc~tive 75/726/D'JJ on the approximation

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the laws

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th~Member

States concerning

fruit

juices

and

certain similar products

(nbmitt.ed to the Council

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the

Oo1111~aion)

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1(1 .ilrliola ·r(2)(d) of Ccunoil Di·::-•~otiYe 75/726/rnO·:.~f 17 J:iwereber

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on tb.f!l a:ppl'<l:dme;~ion. of th~ laws ot' the Memb,'1!"

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fi+,fl.tes concerning frui:b juicea and ce:\'"tain similru" prodnots.li., a.ut.hori<'iea -the P.rltlition

cl' nitric acid Ol' lemon juioe to pulpy neota.rs obtmnad fran poara. or

pe~.ohaa or a mixture of the two«>

This auihorl.za:tion needs to be erlended to pulpy neotars obtainGd from

sweet ohe:nies and apples, as the (natural) aoid content

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o6m.., cf

these fruits ha.IVeated, in the Gammur.ity is toe low.

2e The Annex to the Directive fixes the minimum (natural) acid comerrt of

fruit neo·b.:t·s.

Th~ Commission has been informed that the acidity figures adopted !or

apples, pea.rs, pea.ohes and citrus fruits ~id not pennit the use of a

-large proportion at Camnunity produc·~ion because

at

the low natural

~id oontem·. The figures need therefore to be reduced so ths=d; these

fruits can be usede

~~ the same time, it is advisable not iio apply the criterion of mirdmum

{,natural) acid come!rli to pulpy neota.rs which can be acidified, as

this criterion has no purpose in the case at products whose e.oid oonte!rli

can

be corrected by the a.dd.ltion of acide

le .The seoond indent at the second subpa.ragraph

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Article

18(1)

at

Directive 75/726/EEC obliges Member states to prohibit trade in those

px-od.ucts whioh do not oanply with the Directive three years a.f'ter

notification2 •

ll'be Oanmission proposes that this time limit be extended to fou:r years

for the Member States who desire ite The market in fruit juices a.nd

neotars is at preeem going through a difficult period as a result

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the very poor weather. in the summer at 1977 which af'feoted sales. The faot

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IJ.be Directive was

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Member

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19

November

1975

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·tha;~ consumption was lower tha:n forecast led in several Member S·~e.tee

·to the formation of stocks which cannO"c be disposed a£ -within the tims

fixed

by

Directive 75/726./EEc~~~ The Mem'ber States ahoulcl -~hsre:fore be

allowed to extend this clea.dlina in or<ler to .avoid losay

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The Coounisaion takes 'the opportUnity of this amendment to propose the

oorreotion of an error in Article 16(l)(e) of Directive 75/726/~~c~

This aubpara.graph allows Member States to authorize the substitution

of la.otic acid for ci trio acid in neotare obtained fran apples or

pears or fran a mixture of these fruits. HO"wever, Article 7(2)(d)

of Directive 75/726/EEC restricts the addition of acid to pulpy nectars,

and

this restriction must therefore be included in Article 16(l)(e).

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wpen preparing this proposal, the Canmission obtained the opinion of

the Member States and of the Advisory Camni ttee on Foodstuffs.

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~is proposal is based on Article

43

a.nd 100

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the Treaty since it 99noerns both agricultural and noD-agricultural produots.

Consultation of the European Parliament is required by Article

43.

In

~dition, "\he ~eoond. paragraph of Arliole 100 stipulates tlat the ~opean Parliame:nt

am

the Eqol).anio and Social Oamni ttee must be

Q9nsul ted as implementation of the proposed Directive will involve the

.-.endllem ot legislation in ••• 'Meaber states •

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P~oposal tor a Council Direotive amending

Directive 75/726/EEO on the approximation of the laws of the

Member States concerning fruit juices and ceriain similar

prodt\cts

THE OOUNCIL OF 'mE EUROPEAN C(M((JNITIES t

Having regard tQ the Treaty establishing the European EconCDic 00011unity,

and in particular Ari~cles 43 and lOO thereof,

Having regard to the proposal fran the CQIIDliasion,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,

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Having regard to the Opinion of the Econanic and Social Canmittee,

Whereas Article 7(2)(d) of Council Mrective 75/'126/EEC. of 17 November 1975 on .the approximation of ·the laws of the Member States concerning fruit

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juices and certain similar products , authorizes the addition of citric

acid

1 _or lemon juice to pulpy neotars obtained fraa pears or peaches or a

mixture of the tWoJ

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Whereas this practice should be extended to pulpy neotars obtained from

sweet cherries and apples, in view of the low natural acid content of

. ceri~n at these fruits harvested in the Oamnunity1

Wher1eas the Annex to Directive 75/726/EEO fixes the minimum natural

acid _content tor fruit nectareJ

Wher4p,a~ the figures fer neotars obtained tran apples, pears, peaches and

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oitl"',ls fruits are in certain oases too high in view at t~e i:rrtrinsio analytic oharaoteririios at BOIIle of ,the fruit produced in ·the CanmunityJ

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wher•ae tb.eae figures should therefore be loweredJ \

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Whereas ·the minimum na.tu.-..•al acid oonterrt h~s no signif-icance :l.n ·tho oaae

·or

products wJ.oae acid oorrti:3nt can ba corre~iiad by the add.i·H.on of a.n aci.df

whe1•ea.~, ther:gfore, this crit:ttrlotl. should. n•Yt a.pply to thesa :products'

Whereas the seoo:nd indent of {;l:a aeocnd aU:bpa.ragraph of Articla 18(1)

of Directive 75/726/KEC obliges lt1arriber States to prohibit trade in those

products which do not comply with the• Directive tnree years after notifica:tionJ

Whereas, because of poor sales in

1977,

t·t will not .alwa.ye be possible to

dispose of existing stocks before this deadllne; whereas the Member States

Should ·therefore

be

authorized to extend the time limit to four years;

Wherea~ Article 16(l)(e) allows Member States to authorize the substitution

of lactic acid for citric aci~ for the acidification of certain neotars1 whereas this p~ssibility shopld be restricteli to pulpy nee-tars,

HAS ~Pl'l!ID THIS DIREC'l'IVEa ' • 1 i

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Direotiv~

75/726/Ir&C

is hereby amended as f'ollowaa

1.Article 7(2)(d) shall read:

"(d) ;\n the oa.se of the production ,of the fruit neotars referred to in

Article 3(2)(.o) which are obtained fran apples, pears, peaches, sweet

c~erries or a mixture of these.£ruits, the addition of citric acid in a quantity not exceeding

5

grams per litre of finished productJ

the oitrio aoid i'llq₁ however, be replaced totally or partially by

an

equivalem quantity of lemon juice."

2.Article 16(1)(e) shall read:

"(e) up to

5

grams per ~itre of lactic acid ma;y be added to the fruit

neotars referred to in Article 3{2)(o), where these are obtained •

from apples or pears or frcm a mixture of these fruits"•

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-s-). The second indent

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the second subparagraph of Article

18(1)

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prohibit trade in those products which do not

oomp~

with

this

· Directive tnree years atter notification. This time limit

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be

, extended to four yeara

by t~e

Member States".

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The

Annex shall be replaced

by ~he

Annex hereto.

Article

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Member States shall take. all

neoe~sar,y

steps to

oomp~

with this

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Directive with effect from

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shall forthwith inform the

co . .

ission thereof.

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Thi' Directive is addressed to the Kember States.

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Brussels

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