7. 5. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 121/7 
Amended proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 7 9/5 81/EEC on consumer 
protection in the indication of the prices of foodstuffs (*) 
COM(87) 160 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149(2) of the EEC Treaty on 
23 April 1987) 
(87/C 121/09) 
Rewording of Articles 8, 9, 9a and 10: 
1. Article 8 is replaced by the following: 
"Article 8 
1. Foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities listed in Annex I shall be subject to the 
obligation to indicate the unit price subject to the 
provisions set out in paragraphs 2 and 3. 
2. The obligation referred to in paragraph 1 shall 
not apply to the following: 
— the foodstuffs referred to in Article 6 (1) of 
Directive 73/241/EEC, where they are sold in the 
range of nominal quantities of contents given in 
the said Article, or where they are sold in 
quantities of 50 grams or less or 1 kilogram or 
more, 
— the foodstuffs referred to in Article 6 (2) of 
Directive 73/241/EEC, where they are sold in the 
range of nominal quantities of contents given in 
the said Article, 
— the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities referred to in points 1 to 3 of Article 1 
of Directive 73/437/EEC, where they are sold in 
the range of nominal quantities of contents given 
in Article 8 of the said Directive or where they are 
sold in quantities of 50 grams or less or 10 
kilograms or more, 
— the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities referred to in Article 4 of Directive 
77/436/EEC, where they are sold in the range of 
nominal quantities of contents given in Article 4 
(1) of the said Directive, 
— the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities listed in points 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of Annex 
III to the said Directive 75/106/EEC, where they 
are sold in the nominal volumes given in column I 
of the said Annex, 
— the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities listed in Annex I (with the exception of 
point 1.2) to Directive 80/232/EEC, where they are sold in the ranges of nominal quantities of 
contents given in the said Annex, or where they 
are sold in quantities of 100 grams or less or in 
quantities exceeding the greatest in the range. 
3. Member States may exempt from the obligation 
referred to in paragraph 1: 
— the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities referred to in points 3, 7, 8, 9 of Annex 
III to Directive 75/106/EEC, where they are sold 
in the nominal volumes given in column I of the 
said Annex, 
— the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities listed in Annex III to Directive 75/106/ 
EEC, where they are sold in the nominal volume 
of 0,70 litres, 
— the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities listed in points 1.2, 2, 3 of Annex I and 
in Annex II to Directive 80/232/EEC, where they 
are sold in the ranges of nominal quantities of 
contents listed in the said Annexes or in quantities 
of 100 grams or 100 millilitres or less or quantities 
exceeding the greatest in the range.' 
2. Article 9 is replaced by the following: 
Article 9 
Where Community measures are adopted concerning 
the standardization of ranges of nominal quantities 
relating to foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established 
quantities or the revision of ranges of quantities pre­
viously adopted, the Council shall amend Article 8.' 
3. Article 9a is replaced by the following: 
Article 10 
During a five-year period to run from the adoption of 
this Directive the Member States may, as a 
transitional measure, maintain in force any national 
measures concerning the prepackaged foodstuffs 
referred to in Article 8 (1).' 
(') OJ No C 53, 24. 2. 1984, p. 7. 4. Article 10 is deleted. 
No C 121/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 7.5.87 
ANNEX I 
Designation of foodstuffs 
— wines, non-sparkling beverages, vermouth, 
— sparkling wines, cider, 
— beers, 
— spirits and other spirituous beverages, 
— vinegar, 
— oils, 
— milk and milk-based beverages, 
— spa waters, lemonade, 
— fruit juices and vegetable juices, 
— coffee (with the exception of lyophilized and soluble) and chicory, 
— coffee and chicory extracts, 
— chocolate and cocoa products, 
— chocolate, cocoa-based spreads and cocoa powder, 
— sugars, 
— milk, concentrated and in powder, 
— butter, 
— fresh cheeses, 
— processed cheese, 
— fermented milk, yoghurt and kephir, 
— cream, 
— table and cooking salt, 
— cereal flours, groats, flakes and meal, 
— pasta products, 
— rice, 
— cereals flakes, 
— cereals, 
— dried vegetables, 
— jams, fruit jellies, marmalade, chestnut puree, honey, 
— broths and soups (with the exception of dehydrated and soluble), 
— mayonnaise, condiment sauces, mustard, 
— preserved and semi-preserved vegetable products, 
— preserved fish, 
— preserved meat, 
— frozen fruit, vegetables and potatoes, 
— frozen fish fillets and portions, 
— fish fingers, 
— frozen crustaceans, 
— frozen meat, 
— ice-cream, 
— tea, 
— dry foods for dogs and cats, 
— moist foods for dogs and cats.