European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council directive relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (13760/1999 – C5-0348/1999 - 1996/0115(CNS))
Date: 2001-09-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: foodstuff, fruit juice, fruit product, human nutrition

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3.
Draft Council directive relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human
consumption (13760/1999 (cid:129) C5-0348/1999 (cid:129) 1996/0115(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

COUNCIL
DRAFT

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 29
Article 3, Paragraph 6

6. Without prejudice to Article 7, paragraphs 2 and 5 of
Directive 79/112/EEC, for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit
juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely
or partly from one or more concentrated products, the label-
ling must bear the words (cid:145)made with concentrate(s)(cid:146) or (cid:145)par-
tially made with concentrate(s)(cid:146), as appropriate. That
information must be entered close to the product name,
standing out well from any background, in clearly visible
characters.

Deleted

Amendment 22
Annex I, Part II, point 2, indent 3

(cid:129) For grape juice, where sulfitation with sulphur dioxide of
the grapes has been used, desulfitation by physical means
is authorised, provided that the total quantity of SO2 pre-
sent in the final product does not exceed 10 mg/l;

(cid:129) Grape juice may be obtained from grapes treated by
means of sulfitation with sulphur dioxide, provided that
the total quantity of SO2 present in the final product does
not exceed 10 mg/l. Desulfitation by physical means is
authorised;

Amendment 23
Annex I, Part II, point 2, indent 13

(cid:129) Chemically inert adsorption adjuvants which comply with
the Directives on materials and articles intended to come
into contact with foodstuffs, and which are used to reduce
the limonoid and naringin content of citrus juice without
significantly affecting the limonoid glucosides, acid, sugars
(including oligosaccharides) or mineral content.

(cid:129) Chemically inert adsorption adjuvants which comply with
the Directives on materials and articles intended to come
into contact with foodstuffs, and which are used to reduce
the limonoid and naringin content of citrus juice without
significantly affecting the acid, sugars (including oligos-
accharides) or mineral content. During the de-bittering
process limonoid glucosides may be removed as far as
technologically necessary.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council directive relating to fruit juices and
certain similar products intended for human consumption (13760/1999 (cid:129) C5-0348/1999 (cid:129) 1996/
0115(CNS))

(Consultation procedure (cid:129) renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Council draft (13760(1999),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1995) 722) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to its position of 14 January 1998 (2) and 4 May 1999 (3),

(1) OJ C 231, 9.8.1996, p. 14.
(2) OJ C 34, 2.2.1998, p. 91.
(3) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 92.

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(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0348/1999),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

(A5-0217/2001),

1.

Approves the Council draft as amended;

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;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

4.
Draft Council directive relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human
consumption (14002/1999 (cid:129) C5-0349/1999 (cid:129) 1996/0116(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

COUNCIL
DRAFT

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 24
Article 5

The measures necessary for implementation of this Directive
relating to the matters referred to below shall be adopted in
in Arti-
accordance with the regulatory procedure set out
cle 6(2):

The measures necessary for implementation of this Directive
relating to the matters referred to below shall be adopted in
in Arti-
accordance with the regulatory procedure set out
cle 6(2):

(cid:129) bringing this Directive into line with general Community

(cid:129) bringing this Directive into line with general Community

legislation on foodstuffs;

legislation on foodstuffs;

(cid:129) adaptations to technical progress.

(cid:129) adaptations to technical progress and international stan-

dards.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the draft Council directive relating to certain partly
or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption (14002/1999 (cid:129) C5-0349/1999 (cid:129)
1996/0116(CNS))

(Consultation procedure (cid:129) renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Council draft (14002(1999),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1995) 722) (1),

(1) OJ C 231, 9.8.1996, p. 20.