Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) on certificates of specific character for foodstuffs
Date: 1992-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, brand name, consumer protection, foodstuff, preparation for market, product diversification

COIVMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COSVMUNITIES 

COM(92) 28  final 

Brussels,  2  March  1992 

Amended  proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

rtificates of specific  character  for foodstuffs 

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(presented by the Commission  pursuant  to Article  149(3) 
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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

At the part-session of 19 November  1991, the European Parliament delivered 

an opinion^) on the proposal  for a Council Regulation on certificates of 

specific character  for foodstuffs presented by the Commission  in document 
SEC(90) 2414 final<2>. 

This amended proposal  takes account of the amendments proposed by 

Parliament, which the Commission has endorsed. 

(1) OJ No C 
(2) OJ No C 30:. 6.2.1991, p. 9 

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AMENDED  PROPOSAL  FOR A 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

on  certificates of  specific  character  for  foodstuffs 

In  response  to  the  opinion  delivered  by  the  European  Parliament  at  the 

part-session  of  19 November  1991  on  the  proposal  for  a  Regulation, 

presented  by  the  Commission  to  the  Council  on  23 January  1991,  on 

certificates  of  specific  character  for  foodstuffs,  and  pursuant  to 

Article  149(3)  of  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 

Community,  the  Commission  has  decided  to  amend  the  abovementioned 

proposal  as  follows: 

1.  The  title  of  the  proposal  is  amended  as  follows:  "Proposal  for  a 

Council  Regulation  on  certificates  of  specific  character  for 

agricultural  products  and  foodstuffs". 

2.  In  Article  7(2)  "The  competent  authority  shall  forward  the 

application  to  the  Commission  if  it considers"  is replaced  by  "The 

competent  authorities  shall  forward  the  application  to  the 

Commission  if they  consider". 

3.  In  Article  8(1)  "by  the  competent  authority  referred  to  in 

Article  7"  is replaced  by  "by  the competent  authorities  referred  to 

in Article  7". 

4.  The  text of Article  10  is replaced  by  the  following: 

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"1.  In order  to take account  in particular  of  developments on  the market  for 

foodstuffs and  the progress of  scientific and  technical  knowledge, the 

group which made  the original  application may  submit  to the  competent 

authority of  the Member  State  in which  it  is established  an  application 

for  the amendment  of  the product  specification on  the basis of which  it 

obtained  the Community  certificate of  specific  character.  In this case, 

Articles 6  to 9 shall  apply. 

2.  The necessary measures shall  be  taken  to ensure  that  any change  in 

accordance with  paragraph  1  in the original  specification, on  the  basis 

of which  the Community  certificate of  specific character  was obtained  for 

a  foodstuff,  is  indicated  in the  labelling of  that  foodstuff." 

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