No C 25/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 3.2.87 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Council Directive amending Directive 79/693/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the 
Member States relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and chestnut puree 
COM(86) 613 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 January 1987) 
(87/C 25/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas Council Directive 79/693/EEC (*), as amended 
by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, lays 
downs a number of technical rules in its Annexes; 
Whereas the future adaptation of these rules to 
technological progress is an implementing measure that 
is also of a technical nature; whereas its adoption should 
be delegated to the Commission so as to simplify and 
speed up the procedure; 
Whereas the Advisory Committee procedure should be 
adopted for future action by the Standing Committee on 
Foodstuffs in the interests of decision-making speed and 
efficiency; 
Whereas the Directive also requires certain amendments 
not caused by technical development; 
Whereas with regard to the completion of the internal 
market it is not necessary to subject products with a low 
dry-matter content to Community arrangements; Whereas it is necessary to acknowledge the right of all 
consumers to be informed of a significant sulphur 
dioxide residue in a product to which Directive 
79/693/EEC applies; 
Whereas Council Directive 85/591/EEC of 20 
December 1985 concerning the introduction of 
Community methods of sampling and analysis for the 
monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human 
consumption (2), because of its general and horizontal 
nature, makes it unnecessary to maintain a specific 
provision on sampling and analysis in Directive 79/693/ 
EEC; 
Whereas in the present state of Community food 
legislation the situation of certain food additives, the 
authorization of whose use in jams and similar products 
is provisionally left to the Member States, must be 
reviewed not within the specific framework of Directive 
79/693/EEC but in the wider framework of the general 
legislation on food additives; 
Whereas there is no reason why the use of red fruit 
juices should not be authorized to enhance the colour 
not only of jams but also of 'extra' jams made from 
certain red fruits; 
Whereas pursuant to Council Directive 86/102/EEC of 
24 March 1986 amending for the fourth time Directive 
74/329/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the 
Member States relating to emulsifiers, stabilizers, 
thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs (3), 
amidated pectin has been put on the same footing as 
pectin; whereas Directive 79/693/EEC should therefore 
be amended accordingly; 
Whereas advantage should be taken of this amendment 
to clarify the wording of certain provisions in Directive 
79/693/EEC, 
O OJ No L 205, 13. 8. 1979, p. 5. (2) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 50. 
(3) OJ No L 88, 3. 4. 1986, p. 40. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 79/693/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 
1. In the English version of the Directive, the 
expression 'chestnut puree' appearing: 
— in the title, 
— in the first, fourth and fifth recitals, 
— in Article 1 (6), 
— in Annex I (A) (6) 
is hereby replaced by the expression 'sweetened 
chestnut puree'. 
2. The second subparagraph of Article 3 (2) is deleted. 
3. Article 7 (2) (d) is replaced by the following: 
'(d) where the residual sulphur dioxide content is 
more than 10 mg/kg, the words "residual 
sulphur dioxide" shall appear in the list of 
ingredients, as a function of the percentage by 
weight of the residue in the finished product.' 
4. Article 7 (3) (b) is replaced by the following: 
'(b) the words "total sugar content: ... g per 
100 g", the figure shown representing the value 
determined by refractometer at 20 °C for the 
finished product, subject to a tolerance of plus 
or minus 3 refractometric degrees.' 
5. The following Article 8a is inserted: 
'Article 8a 
The amendments necessary to adapt the Annexes to 
technical progress shall be adopted in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 13.' 
6. Article 11 is replaced by the following: 
Article 11 
The identity and purity criteria for products and 
substances appearing in Annexes II and III shall be 
determined where necessary in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 13.' 7. Article 12 is deleted. 
8. Article 13 is replaced by the following: 
Article 13 
Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to 
be followed, the Commission shall decide after 
consulting the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs, 
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.' 
9. Article 14 is deleted. 
10. Article 15 (2) and (3) are replaced by the following: 
'2. The derogations provided for in paragraph 1 
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^1). 
0) Commission proposal COM(86) 87 final (OJ No C 
116, 16.5. 1986, p. 2).' 
11. Annex 11(A)(1), fourth indent is replaced by the 
following: 
'— "ginger" means the edible root of the ginger 
plant.' 
12. Annex II (A) (4) is replaced by the following: 
'4. Fruit juice (juice): 
Fruit juice, concentrated fruit juice and freeze-
dried fruit juice which complies with the 
requirements of Council Directive 75/726/EEC 
of 17 November 1975 on the approximation of 
the laws of the Member States concerning fruit 
juices and certain similar products (*).' 
13. In Annex II (A), the following point 5a is inserted: 
'5a. Citrus peel (peel): 
The peel of citrus fruits, cleaned and with the 
endocarp removed.' 
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14. Annex II (B) is replaced by the following: 
'B. RAW MATERIALS — AUTHORIZED TREAT­
MENT 
1. (a) The products defined in section A (1), (2), 
(3), (5) and (5a) may in all cases be 
treated in the following ways: 
— heated, chilled or frozen, 
— freeze-dried, 
— concentrated, to the extent that it is 
technically possible. 
(b) If the above-mentioned products are 
intended for the manufacture of products 
defined in Annex 1 (A) (2), (4) and (5), 
sulphur dioxide (E 220) or the salts 
thereof (E221, E 222, E 223, E 224, 
E 226, E 227) may also be added to them. 
2. Ginger may be dried or preserved in syrup. 
3. Apricots for the manufacture of the product 
defined in Annex I (A) (2) may also be treated 
by other dehydration processes apart from 
freeze-drying. 
4. Chestnuts may be soaked for a short time in 
an aqueous solution of sulphur dioxide 
(E220) or the salts thereof (E221, E 222, 
E 223, E 224, E 226, E 227). 
5. (a) The products defined in part A (4) may be 
subjected to the treatments provided for in 
Directive 75/726/EEC. 
(b) They may also be subjected 
treatment provided for in 1 (b). to the 
Products defined in 
preserved in brine.' part A (5a) may be 15. Annex III (A) (1), third indent, is replaced by the 
following: 
Name 
'— Red fruit juices Conditions of use 
In the products defined in 
Annex I (A) (1) and (2) where 
they are obtained from one 
or more of the following 
fruits: strawberries, raspberries, 
gooseberries, redcurrants and 
plums' 
16. Annex III (B), first subparagraph, is replaced by the 
following: 
Name 
'— Pectin and am-
idated pectin (E 440) Conditions of use 
All the products defined in 
Annex I, the pectin and/or 
amidated pectin content of the 
finished product not exceeding 
1 %' 
Article 2 
Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and 
administrative provisions in such a way as to: 
— permit trade in products complying with this 
Directive by (') at the latest, 
— prohibit trade in products not complying with this 
Directive with effect from (2). 
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
(') 12 months after notification. 
(2) 24 months after notification.