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Paragraph 3.4 
Add a new subparagraph as follows: 
'Nevertheless Community measures to liberalize trade should not be unconditional, nor one-way. 
Community import concessions to non-member countries should be related to the beneficiaries' 
attitude to goods imported from the Community and to their level of development.' 
Voting 
For: 25; against: 34; abstentions: 5. 
The following passages were replaced as a result of an amendment adopted during the discussions: 
Paragraph 1.5 
'The above prospects for 1979 therefore have a far-reaching structural aspect. In the longer term and 
against this background it has to be asked whether renewed economic growth (if it can be achieved) 
is essential. Growth alone cannot solve all problems. A selective economic recovery and 
differentiated, selective measures are also necessary here. At all events efforts must be made to ensure 
the right balance, i.e. cooperation, between the market sector and the public sector with the objective 
of securing the desired living standards, not only at Community level but also at national and 
regional level.' 
Paragraph 2.3.2, fourth indent 
'work-sharing, including shorter working hours, earlier retirement, etc.' 
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the 
Member States relating to edible caseins and caseinates 
The text referred to the Committee has been published in Official Journal of the European 
Communities No C 50 of 24 January 1979, page 5. 
A. LEGAL BASIS FOR THE OPINION 
On 9 February 1979 the Council referred the abovementioned proposal to the Economic and 
Social Committee in accordance with Articles 43 and 100 of the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community. 
B. OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE 
The Economic and Social Committee prepared its opinion on the above matter at its 169th 
plenary session held in Brussels on 27 and 28 June 1979. 
The full text of the opinion is a follows: 
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 
100 thereof, Having regard to the request made by the Council of the 
European Communities on 9 February 1979 for an 
opinion, 
Having regard to the decision taken by its Bureau on 
20 February 1979 instructing the Section for Agriculture 
to draw up an opinion on the matter, 
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Having regard to its previous work on the matter, and in 
particular its opinion on the proposal for a Directive on 
the approximation of the laws of the Member States 
relating to caseins and caseinates (x), 
Having regard to the opinion issued by the Section for 
Agriculture at its meeting held on 31 May 1979, 
Having regard to the report submitted by the rapporteur, 
Mr Bukman, 
Having regard to the discussions at its 169th plenary 
session held on 27 an 28 June 1979 (meeting of 27 June 
1979), 
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING OPINION 
unanimously: 
The Committee approves the Commission's proposal, 
subject to the comments set out below: 
1. General comments 
1.1. The proposal talks throughout about 'caseins and 
caseinates'. 
The Committee thinks that 'milk proteins' would be a 
better expression. 
This is a particularly important point of detail, because 
'milk proteins', which is to appear in forthcoming 
legislation on labelling, is much more meaningful than 
'caseins and caseinates'. 
The terms 'caseins' and 'caseinates' mean nothing to the 
average consumer and in a good number of cases may 
conjure up false associations with chemical additives 
such as phosphate and nitrate. Furthermore, the names 
of other proteins also contain a reference to their origins 
(meat proteins, chicken proteins, soya proteins). 
The following terms could be used in the different 
languages where milk proteins have been used in the 
manufacture of a product on sale to the consumer: 
— Dutch: 'melkeiwit', 
—- German: 'Milcheiweil?' or 'aufgeschlossenes 
MilcheiweifS', 
— English: 'milk protein', 
— French: 'lacto-proteines', 
(J) OJNoC 146, 11. 12. 1970. 
Done at Brussels, 27 June 1979. — Italian: 'lacto-proteine', 
— Danish: 'maelkeprotein'. 
When milk proteins are sold solely as basic ingredients, it 
would be possible to indicate the type, e.g. milk protein 
of the 'casein' type or milk protein of the 'caseinate' type. 
If this were done, there would be no difficulties with 
tariff headings in international trade. 
1.2. The Committee wonders whether any of the 
Member States apart from the Federal Republic of 
Germany, France and Italy have enacted any legislation 
in this field. 
The Commission should state what the situation is in 
these other Member States. 
1.3. Finally the Committee would point to the need 
for the international organizations concerned to arrive at 
uniform definitions of caseins and caseinates. 
2. Specific comments 
Fourth recital 
The Committee thinks that the fourth recital should be 
amended to read as follows: 
'Whereas caseins and caseinates are, in principle not 
directly intended for the ultimate consumer . . .' 
Article 4 (1) (a) 
The Committee thinks that it should be made 
compulsory to indicate 'not for human consumption' on 
the labels on products which are not intended for human 
consumption. 
Article 4 (1) (f) 
In the Committee's view, it would be preferable to 
indicate either the date of expiry or shelf life or the date 
of manufacture. 
3. Comments on the Annexes 
Since these Annexes are basically concerned with 
technical matters, the Committee does not think it 
necessary to express an opinion on them; it would, 
however, refer to the comments contained in the report 
which it has drawn up in conjunction with this opinion. 
The Chairman 
of the Economic and Social Committee 
Raffaele VANNI