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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
MODIFICATION TOTHEPROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ADOPTING ACONCERTED ACTIONPROJECT OFTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ONTHEEFFECTOFPROCESSING ON
THEPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OFFOODSTUFFS (COSTPROJECT90BIS)
(Presented bytheCommission totheCouncilinpursuanceof
Article149,paragraph 2oftheEECTreaty)COM(82)473 final
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On28September1981theCommissionforwardedtotheCouncilaproposal
foraCouncilDecisionadoptingaconcertedactionprojectofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityontheeffectofprocessing onthephysical
propertiesoffoodstuffs (COSTProject90bis).
Byletterof5October1981thePresidentoftheCouncilaskedthe
EuropeanParliamentforanopiniononthisproposal.
On23April1982theEuropeanParliamentadoptedaresolutioninwhich
thisproposalisapprovedprovidedthatsomeamendmentsareincorporated
intothisproposal.
InpursuanceofArticle149(2)oftheEECTreaty,theCommission
modifiesitsproposaltotakeintoaccounttheamendmentsrequestedby
theParliamentandforwardsthem,annexedhereto,totheCouncil.

MODIFICATION TOTHEPROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILDECISION
ADOPTING ACONCERTED ACTIONPROJECTOFTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ONTHEEFFECTOFPROCESSING ON
THEPHYSICALPROPERTIES OFFOODSTUFFS (COSTPROJECT90BIS)
InitialProposal ModifiedProposal
(Doc.C0M(81)450final)
Preamble
Citationsunchanged
Recitals 1to4unchanged
Afterthefourthrecitalinsertthefollowingrecital:
Whereasthecoordination ofresearch
workinitiatedundertheabove-
mentionedconcertedactionproject
mustbeallowedtocontinue;
Recitals6to10unchanged
EnactingTerms
Article 1to7unchanged

ANNEXI
Contribution oftheMemberStatesto
theProjectbyResearchTopic
Researchtopic
1.Mechanicalproperties-ingeneral
a)densityandrelatedproperties
b)acousticproperties
c)tension/relaxationrelationshipsResearchtopic
Mechanicalproperties :(1)
a)integralsolids
e.g.density,porosity,stress,
strain,fracture
b)particulates,
e.g.powders,agglomerates
2.Diffusionproperties-ingeneral
a)diffusionofwaterandwatervapour
b)diffusionofsolutes
c)diffusionofaroma,flavourand
nutriments
d)activity/fugacityofthefoodstuff
constituents2.Diffusionalproperties :(1)
a)diffusionofwaterandwatervapour
b)diffusionofsolutes,e.g.salt,
sugars
c)diffusionofvolatiles,e.g.aromas
Electricalproperties-ingeneral
a)microwaves anddielectricproperties
b)interactions intheinfra-redspectrum
c)interactions intheultraviolet spectrum
d)interactions inthevisiblespectrumElectrical andopticalproperties :(1)
a)dielectricproperties
b)visible,ultraviolet andinfra-red
Continuation ofthecollection ofdata(on
rheology,absorption andthermalproperties )4.Continuation ofthecollection ofdata
(onrheology,sorptionandthermal
properties )
5.Conclusion ofresearchrelatedto
rheology,sorptionandthermal
properties.
(1)Relatedtotheintentiontodefine
generalstandardmethodology taking
intoaccountthepossibleinfluence
ofthedifferentparameters .

ANNEXII
Termsofreference andcomposition ofthe
Committee referredtoinArticle4
Paragraph 1
Subparagraph 1.1.to1.5.unchanged
1.6.
havetherighttosetupinrespectof
eachofthefourresearchtopicsdefined
inAnnexI,asubcommittee toensurethat
theprogrammeisproperlyimplemented .1.6.
havetherighttosetupinrespectof
eachoftheresearchtopicsdefinedin
AnnexI,asubcommittee toensurethat
theprogrammeisproperlyimplemented .
Paragraphs 2and3unchanged