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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)215final.
Brussels,25May1978
Amendingofthe
Proposalfora
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
relatingtoConsumerProtectionrethematterof
indicatingpricesoffoodstuffs
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission
pursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle
149oftheESCTreaty)
COM(78)215final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Onthe26thMay1977theCommission informedtheCouncilofMinisters
ofaproposition concerningthedirectiverelatingtotheprice
indication offoodstuffs (Doc-C0MC77)171final).
2.TheSocialandEconomicCommittee andtheEuropeanParliament,who
wereconsultedinaccordance witharticle235oftheTreaty,expressed
theiropinionsonthe27thOctober1977(doc.CES1037/77mc)and
the16thFebruary1978(doc.223f/78ASS151)respectively and
proposed acertainnumberofmodifications .
3.TheCommission modifiesitsinitialproposalconcerning thedirective
inkeepingwitharticle149,paragraph 2oftheTreatyadoptingthe
amendedtextreferedtoinannexI.
Notesonthemodifications
Article5.Thismodification hasbeenaskedforbytheEuropeanParliament
inordertoreinforce consumerinformation atthepointof
sale.
Article10.Followingtheopinionsexpressed bytheEuropeanParliament
andtheSocialandEconomicCommittee,theCommission
considersthataperiodoffiveyearsisappropriate in
ordertopermitdueprogresstobemadeinthestandardization
ofprepackaging ,undertaken atnationalandcommunitylevel.
Article12.Adelayofapplication oftwelvemonthsenablesamor,;rspic.
enforcement ofthedirectiveintheinterestoftheconsu.r.e.-s .
TheCommission hasestimatedfromothersourcesthatthepro­
visionsofarticle12aresufficientfortheapplication of
thedirective andprovideitwithallrequiredinformation .
Ithasnotthereforeretainedthemorestringentformulation
proposedbytheParliament inrelationtothesecond
paragraphofthisarticle.

AnnexodificationstotheproposalinrespectofthedirectiverelatingtoConsumer––
rotectionrethematterofindicatingpricesoffoodstuffswhichwillbeproposedby
lieCommissiontotheCouncilinviewofarticle149,secondparagraphoftheTreaty
ftheC.E.E.001
rot
ORIGINAL TEXTAMENDED TEXT
Preambleandrecitalsunchanged
Articles 1toAunchanged
Article 5
Inthecaseofadvertisements ,special
offers,offersonnormaltradetermsand
catalogues,thepricesshallbemarkedand
displayedinthesamemannerastheother
information requiredtoidentifythe
foodstuffs putupforsale.
Anyadvertisement displayedataplace
otherthantheplaceofsaleandwhich
mentionspricesshallstatethedateof
expiryoftheofferorthatitapplies
onlywhilestockslast.Article 5
Inthe,caseofadvertisements ,special
offers,offersonnormaltradetermsand
catalogues,thepricesshallbemarkedand
displayedinthesamemannerastheother
information requiredtoidentifythe
foodstuffs putupforsale.
Anyadvertisement displayedataplaceof
saleorataplaceotherthantheplaceof
salewhichmentionsprices,shallstatethe
dateofexpiryoftheofferorthatit
appliesonlywhilestockslast.
Articles6to9unchanged
Article10 Article10
Inthecaseoffoodstuff-prepackaged inInthecaseoffoodstuffs prepackaged inpre-
pre-establi shedquantities boththeunitestablished quantities,themarkingofthe
priceandthepriceofthequantity unitpriceshallbecomeobligatory bypro-
containedineachpackageshallbemarked,gressivestepswithin,atmost,fiv/eyears,
oftheexpiryoftheperiodmentionedin
article12..
Paragraphs 2and3unchanged
Article11unchanged
Article12
i.MemberStatesshallbringintoforce
thenecessary laws,regulations and
administrative provisions inorderto
complywiththisDirectivewithin18
ir.onthsofthedateofnotification and
shallimmediately informtheCommission
thereof.Article12
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethe
necessary laws,regulations andadministrative
provisionsinordertocomplywiththis
Directivewithin_12monthsofthedateofnoti­
ficationandshallimmediately informthe
Commission thereof.
Paragraph 2unchanged
Article13unchanged