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5.5.Integrationwithotherrelatedprogrammes
5.5.1.Tempusisanexternalaidprogrammeunder
theoverallPhareprogrammeforeligiblecountriesin
CentralandEasternEurope.AsimilarTempuspro­
grammeisproposedundertheaegisoftheTacispro­
grammefortheformermemberstatesoftheUSSR.For
practicalreasons,includingtherelativestateofdevelop­
mentofthetwoareas,andpoliticalrelationships ,the
CommitteerecommendsthattheTempusprogramme
foreachareashouldbeoperatedwithseparatebudgetary
allocations.Thisprocedurewouldrecognizethateligible
countriesineachareaareatdifferentstagesofdevelop­
mentandhavequitevariedneeds.
5.5.2.WithintheCommunity,theCommitteerec­
ommendsthatthenationalTempusofficesshouldliaisewherepracticablewiththecoordinationofficeswhich
havebeenestablishedtoserviceComettorErasmus
projects,whenprovidingpromotionalandadministrat­
ivesupportforuniversitiesandindustrywishingto
participateinTempusprojects.Thisprocedurecould
simplifytheprocessofsettingupnewJEPsbyusingor
expandingexistingnetworks.
5.5.3.Lastly,theCommitteestressestheneedto
facilitateaccessofallpotentialparticipantsandinte­
grationofthevariousinitiativesbyprovidingclear,
comprehensive informationontheopportunities
offeredtouniversities,industryandenterprisesbyTem­
pusandotherdirectlyorindirectlyrelatedECpro­
grammes.
DoneatBrussels,27January1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTTEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective89/107/EECondie
approximation ofdielawsoftheMemberStatesconcerningfoodadditivesintendedfor
humanconsumption
(93/C73/02)
On3July1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle100aoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforProtectionoftheEnvironment ,PublicHealthandConsumerAffairs,which
wasresponsibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon
5January1993.TheRapporteurwasMrHilkens.
Atits302ndPlenarySession(meetingof27January1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction
1.1.Thecompletionoftheinternalmarketinfood­
stuffsrequirestheECtointroduceacommonfoodstuffs
policy.InthepastalltheMemberStateshavelegislated
inthisarea,especiallyinconnectionwithpublichealth
andqualitycontrol.Thismustnowbereplacedwith
EClegislation.1.2.In1988theCounciladoptedaDirective(89/
107/EEC)whichprovidesaframeworkfortheuseof
additivesinfoodstuffsintheCommunity .
1.2.1.ThisDirectiveworkedfromtheprinciplethat
thereshouldbeapositivelistofpermittedadditives
and,wherenecessary,ofpermittedquantitiesinthe
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downinthisDirectivewouldbefurtherelaborated
inaseparateDirective.ThisspecificDirectivewould
containlistsoftheadditivespermittedintheEC.
1.3.TheCommissionhasnowsubmittedaproposal
toamendtheframeworkDirective(89/107/EEC).The
MemberStatesaretobeallowedtocontinuepro­
hibitingtheuseofcertainadditivesincertain'tra­
ditional'foodstuffsproducedontheirterritory.
1.3.1.EarlierthecommonpositionoftheCouncil
andtheCommission,viz.tointroducethisderogation
bymeansofafootnoteintheproposalforaDirective
onsweetenersforuseinfoodstuffs,hadnotbeen
acceptedbytheEuropeanParliament,partlybecause
suchaderogationwouldnotbecompatiblewiththe
generalpolicyonadditives,partlybecauseitwasnot
considereddesirabletodealwiththismatterbymeans
ofafootnote.
1.3.2.Theproposedamendmentnowsubmittedby
theCommissionprovidesthataMemberStatemay
prohibittheuseofaparticularadditiveinthecase
ofatraditionalproductmanufacturedonitsterritory
providedthatthisprohibitionalreadyexistedon
1January1992andprovidedthatthefreemovement
ofgoodsisnotaffected.theCommission'sproposalforaderogationfromthe
generalpolicylineprovidedthefollowingconditions
aremet.
2.2.TheCommitteepointsoutthatwhenexceptions
arebeingmade,caremustbetakentopreservethe
generalthrustofpolicyonadditivesinfoodstuffsin
theECandinparticulartopreventprecedentsbeing
set.
2.2.1.Forabalancedadditivespolicyitishowever
ofgreatimportancethatthelinefollowedbeclearand
straightforward andapplytothewholeCommunity .
2.2.2.Inthiscontext,itisimportanttostressthat
thecriterialaiddownintheframeworkDirectivemust
betakenintoaccountwhenadditivesareauthorized .
Themostimportantofthesecriteriaarethattheaddi­
tivesmustnotbeharmfultohealth,thatsufficient
technicalneedfortheirusecanbeshownandthatthe
consumerisnotbeingmisled.
2.3.TheCommitteewouldpointoutthattheterm
'traditional'isnotdefinedatallintheCommission
proposal,sothatmanyproblemsofinterpretationare
tobeanticipatedintheapplicationoftheDirective.
TheCommitteethereforeurgestheCommissionto
clarifythispoint.
2.3.1.Astheproductsinquestionwerealreadyin
existenceon1January1992,thiscouldbedoneby
makinganinventoryofproductswhichcanberegarded
as'traditional'andappendingthisasanexhaustivelist
totheDirective.TheCommitteeurgestheCommission
toencouragetheMemberStatestomakeaninventory
ofthoseproductseligibleforinclusioninthislist.The
deadlineforthecompletionofthisexhaustivelistmust
besetinanArticleintheDirective.2.Generalcomments
2.1.TheCommitteerecognizesthatanumberof
specialtraditionalproductsmayencounterproblemsif
thegeneralrulesfortheauthorizationofadditiveshave
tobeadjustedwhentheInternalMarketiscompleted.
ForthisreasontheCommitteeispreparedtoendorse
DoneatBrussels,27January1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN