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2. Health: 
— health services research: operational research; planning management and evaluation, 
— environmental health: water-related diseases; traditional medicine — tropical medicinal plants; 
3. Nutrition: 
— nutritional deficiencies; impact of agricultural, alimentary and socio-economic strategies on 
nutritional status, 
— relationships between production and storage systems, food habits and health status, 
— bioavailability of nutrients and their toxicology. 
The carrying-out of research activities envisaged for the two above subprogrammes also involves training 
and mobility of scientific personnel, team assistance and the creation of research networks. 
Proposal for a Council Directive amending for the third time Directive 75/726/EEC on the 
approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fruit juices and certain similar 
products 
COM(86) 688 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 30 December 1986) 
(87/C 24/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 
100 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Council Directive 75/726/EEC C), as last 
amended by Directive 81/487/EEC (2), does not allow 
fruit nectars to be produced without the addition of 
sugar; whereas in view of changes in eating habits the 
existence of such products should be allowed; 
Whereas it is not possible to extract the juice of certain 
tropical fruits without the pulp; whereas it therefore 
appears necessary to allow the use of fruit puree in the 
manufacture of certain fruit juices; 
Whereas the option of replacing all sugars by honey 
within the limits laid down should be extended to all 
fruit nectars, and the option of using sugars and honey 
together in certain nectars should be deleted; 
(») OJ No L 311, 1. 12. 1975, p. 40. 
O OJ No L 189, 11. 7. 1981, p. 43. Whereas to prevent fraud the sweetening of certain 
concentrated fruit juices should be authorized only if 
they are intended for direct sale to the consumer, since 
the sweetening may not exceed the permitted limits at 
the final stage; 
Whereas the option under national legislation of adding 
citric acid to correct the natural acidity of grape juice 
and apple juice is no longer used in the Community; 
Whereas the Annex to the Directive should be 
supplemented as regards the category of low-acid fruits. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 75/726/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 1 (7) is replaced by the following: 
'7. Fruit nectar 
The unfermented but fermentable product, 
obtained by the addition of water, with or 
without the addition of sugar, to fruit juice, 
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concentrated fruit juice, fruit puree, concentrated 
fruit puree or to a mixture of these products 
which also conforms with the Annex.' 
2. Article 4 (1) (a) is replaced by the following: 
'(a) the mixing of one or more kinds of fruit juices 
and/or fruit purees (as defined in Article 1 (2) 
and (5));'. 
3. Article 7 (2) (c) is replaced by the following: 
,'(c) the total replacement of sugars with honey, 
within the 20 % limit specified in (a);'. 
4. Article 7 (2) (d) is replaced by the following: 
'(d) in the case of the production of the fruit nectars 
referred to in Article 3 (2) (c) which are 
obtained from apples, pears or peaches or a 
mixture of these fruits, the addition of citric 
acid in a quantity not greater than 5 grams per 
litre of finished product; the citric acid may, 
however, be replaced totally or partially by an 
equivalent quantity of lemon juice.' 
5. Article 7 (3) and (4) is deleted. 
6. Article 8 (a) is replaced by the following: 
'(a) the treatments and processes listed in Article 4 
with the exception of the provisions in 
paragraph 2 (a); however, the addition of sugars 
provided for in Article 4 (2) (a) shall be auth­
orized only for prepackaged concentrated fruit 
juices intended for direct consumption and 
provided that the sweetening is indicated in the 
name; in that case the total quantity of sugars 
added expressed in relation to the volume of the 
juice "obtained from concentrated ..." may not 
exceed the limit authorized in Article 4 (2) (a) 
(i) and (ii);'. 
7. The following Article lib is inserted after Article 
11a: 
'Article lib 
The amendments necessary to adapt Articles 4, 7, 8 
and 9 and the Annex to technical progress shall be 
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 14.' 8. Article 13 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 13 
The identity and purity criteria for the added sub­
stances and treatment agents referred to in Articles 4 
and 7 shall be determined where necessary in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
14.' 
9. Article 14 is replaced by the following: 
Article 14 
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to 
be followed, the Commission shall decide after 
consulting the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs set 
up under Decision 69/414/EEC, hereinafter referred 
to as "the Committee". The Committee shall discuss 
matters on which the Commission has requested an 
opinion. When seeking the opinion of the 
Committee, the Commission may set a time limit 
within which such opinion shall be given. No vote 
shall be taken. However, any member of the 
Committee may demand that his views be set down 
in the minutes.' 
10. Article 15 is deleted. 
11. Article 16 (2) is replaced by the following: 
'2. The derogations provided for in paragraph 1 
(c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) shall cease to apply once 
a specific Directive governing their content becomes 
applicable, in accordance with Article 3 of Council 
Directive ... of ... on the approximation of the laws 
of the Member States concerning food additives 
authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human 
consumption.' (') 
12. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto. 
Article 2 
The Member States shall take the necessary measures to 
comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform 
the Commission thereof. 
These measures shall be applied so as to: 
— permit trade in products conforming with this 
Directive on ..., 
— prohibit trade in products not conforming with this 
Directive on .. .. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
0) Commission proposal COM(86) 87 final (OJ No C 116, 
16. 5. 1986, p. 2). 
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ANNEX 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FRUIT NECTARS 
Nectars made from 
1. Fruits with acid juice inedible in the natural state 
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) 
Quito naranjillos (Solatium quitoense) 
Blackcurrants 
Whitecurrants 
Redcurrants 
Gooseberries 
Sallow-thorn berries (Hippophag) 
Sloes 
Plums 
Quetsches 
Rowanberries 
Rose hips (fruits of Rosa spp.) 
Sour cherries 
Other cherries 
Bilberries 
Elderberries 
Raspberries 
Apricots 
Strawberries 
Mulberries/blackberries 
Cranberries 
Quinces 
Other fruits belonging to this category 
2. Low-acid, pulpy or highly flavoured fruits with juice inedible 
in the natural state 
Mangoes 
Bananas 
Guavas 
Pawpaws 
Litchis 
Azeroles (Neapolitan medlars) 
Soursop (Annona muricata) 
Bullock's heart or custard apple (Annona reticulata) 
Sugar apples 
Pomegranates 
Cashew nuts 
Spanish plums (Spondias purpurea) 
Imbu (Spondias tuberosa aroda) 
Other fruits belonging to this category 
3. Fruits with juice edible in the natural state 
Apples 
Pears 
Peaches 
Citrus fruits except lemons and limes 
Pineapples 
Other fruits belonging to this category Minimum total acid 
content expressed 
as tartaric acid 
(g/1 of finished product) 
8 
5 
8 
8 
8 
9 
9 
8 
6 
6 
8 
8 
8 
6(l) 
4 
7 
7 
4(») 
5C) 
6 
9 
7 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3 0 
3 0 
3 0 
5 
4 Minimum juice 
and/or puree content 
(% by weight of 
finished product) 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
30 
25 
30 
30 
30 
30 
40 
35 
40 
40 
50 
40 
40 
40 
40 
30 
50 
25 
35 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
30 
25 
50 
50 
45 
50 
50 
50 
(') Limit not applicable in the case of the product referred to in Article 3 (2) (c).