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##### **COIVMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COSVMUNITIES**

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                         COM(92) 28 final

                         Brussels, 2 March 1992

                Amended proposal for a

                COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)

       on ce [rtificates] [ of] [ specific character] [ for] [ foodstuffs ]

       (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                 of the EEC-Treaty)

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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".

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

   "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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**ISSN 0254-1475**

#### **COM(92) 28 final**

# **DOCUMENTS**

## **EN 03**

### Catalogue number : CB-CO-92-058-EN-C ISBN 92-77-41310-7

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