30.4.86 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 103/3 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Amended proposal for a Council Directive on consumer protection in respect of the indication 
of prices of non-food products (') 
COM(86) 141 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph, Article 149 of the 
EEC Treaty on 17 March 1986) 
(86/C 103/03) 
Article 3 
1. The products referred to in Article 1 must bear an indication of the selling price. The 
products listed in Annex I of this Directive must bear an indication of the unit price, subject to 
the provisions of Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10. 
2. Unchanged. 
Article 9 
1. Where Community measures are adopted concerning the standardization of ranges of 
nominal quantities of contents relating to products prepackaged in pre-established quantities, 
these ranges shall: 
— be limited to values sufficiently distinct one from another to facilitate comparison, 
— be homogeneous in respect of products which are directly comparable or substitutable, 
— consist, as far as possible, of multiples or sub-multiples of one kilogramme or one litre, 
— be simple and include only a limited number of values, 
— refer, where possible, to quantities of contents. 
2. Products prepackaged in pre-established quantities in the ranges of quantities referred to 
under point 1 shall be exempted from the obligation to indicate the unit price. 
3. The Council will, within five years of the adoption of this Directive if necessary, revise 
the ranges of quantities listed in Article 8 with a view to their simplification, on a proposal by 
the Commission. 
Article 9a 
During a five-year period to run from the date of adoption of this Directive, the Member 
States may, as a temporary measure, exempt the prepackaged products in pre-established 
quantities listed in Annex I in so far as they form part of ranges of quantities established at 
national level. The Member States shall communicate the ranges of quantities so exempted to 
the Commission; they shall be published at the initiative of the Commission. 
(') OJNoC 8, 13. 1. 1984, p. 2. 
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Article 10 
Add the following indent: 
— the products are not covered by Community measures concerning the standardization of 
ranges of quantities. 
ANNEX I 
— paints and varnishes referred to under point 4 of Annex I of Directive 80/232/EEC ('), with the 
exception of artist's colours for use in fine arts or for teaching; 
— glues and adhesives referred to under point 5 of Annex I of Directive 80/232/EEC, including glues and 
adhesives in liquid or paste form; 
— cleaning products referred to under point 6 of Annex I of Directive 80/232/EEC, including unblocking 
and stripping products; 
— cosmetics, beauty and toilet preparations referred to under point 7.1 to 7.6 of Annex I of Directive 
80/232/EEC; 
— washing products referred to under points 8.1 to 8.6 of Annex I of Directive 80/232/EEC and point 3 
of Annex II of this Directive; 
— solvents referred to under point 9 of Annex I of Directive 80/232/EEC; 
— lubricating oils referred to under point 10 of Annex I of Directive 80/232/EEC; 
— yarn for hand knitting. 
O OJ No L 51, 25. 2. 1980, pp. 4 and 5. 
Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 79/581/EEC on consumer 
protection in respect of the indication of prices of food products (') 
COM(86) 141 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph, Article 149 of the 
EEC Treaty on 17 March 1986) 
(86/C 103/04) 
Article 9 
1. Where Community measures are adopted concerning the standardization of ranges of 
nominal quantities of contents relating to food products prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities, these ranges shall: 
— be limited to values sufficiently distinct one from another to facilitate comparison; 
— be homogeneous in respect of products which are directly comparable or substitutable; 
— consist, as far as possible, of multiples or sub-multiples of one kilogramme or one litre; 
— be simple and include only a limited number of values; 
— refer, where possible, to quantities of contents. 
0) OJ No C 53, 24. 2. 1984, p. 7.