Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (COM(95)0722 C4-0404/96 96/0115(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1999-05-04
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: foodstuff, fruit juice, fruit product, human nutrition

C 279/92

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.10.1999

Tuesday 4 May 1999

Legislative  resolution  embodying  Parliament’s  opinion  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Directive
relating to honey (COM(95)0722 − C4-0403/96 − 96/0114(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

−  having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(95)0722 − 96/0114(CNS) (1),

−  having  been  consulted  by  the  Council  pursuant  to  Article  43  (now  Article  37)  of  the  EC  Treaty

(C4-0403/96),

−  having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

−  having  regard  to  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Environment,  Public  Health  and  Consumer
Protection  and  the  opinions  of  the  Committee  on  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  and  the
Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights (A4-0401/97),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;

Calls  on  the  Commission  to  alter  its  proposal  accordingly,  pursuant  to  Article  250(2)  of  the  EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls  on  the  Council  to  notify  Parliament  should  it  intend  to  depart  from  the  text  approved  by

3.
Parliament;

Asks  to  be  consulted  again  should  the  Council  intend  to  make  substantial  modifications  to  the

4.
Commission proposal;

5.

Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.

(1)  OJ C 231, 9.8.1996, p. 10.

III.

Proposal for a Council Directive relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for
human consumption (COM(95)0722 − C4-0404/96 − 96/0115(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the amendments adopted at the sitting of 14 January 1998 (1) and the
following amendments:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Compromise amendment 77) *

Recital 8

Whereas  the  addition  of  vitamins  to  the  products  defined  by
this  Directive  is  permitted  in  some  Member  States;  whereas,
however, the extension of this possibility to the whole of the
Community  is  not  envisaged;  whereas,  therefore,  Member
States are free to authorise or prohibit the addition of vitamins
as  part  of  the  manufacturing  process;  whereas  in  all  circum-
stances,  however,  the  principles  of  the  free  movement  of
products within the Community should be observed in accord-
ance with the rules and principles laid down in the Treaty;

Whereas  the  addition  of  vitamins  to  the  products  defined  by
this  Directive  is  permitted  in  some  Member  States;  whereas,
however, the extension of this possibility to the whole of the
Community  is  not  envisaged;  whereas,  therefore,  Member
States are free to authorise or prohibit the addition of vitamins
as  part  of  the  manufacturing  process;  whereas  in  all  circum-
stances,  however,  the  principles  of  the  free  movement  of
products within the Community should be observed in accord-
ance  with  the  rules  and  principles  laid  down  in  the  Treaty;
whereas,  in  regard  to  fruit  juices  to  which  vitamins  have
been added, consumers must be guaranteed correct infor-
mation about the composition of the product by providing
further  information  on  the  label  in  addition  to  the  list  of
ingredients;

(1)  OJ C 34, 2.2.1998, p. 91.
(*)  OJ C 231, 9.8.1996, p. 14.

* Amendment 34 falls