CELEX: 51978PC0332
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Date: 1978-07-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 75/726/EEG on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fruit juices and certain similar products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      COM(78)332 final
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                                                      Brussels , 19 July 197°
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                                Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ■
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    amending Directive 75/726/EEG on the approximation of the laws
             of th«' Member States concerning fruit juices and
                          certain similar products
               (submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
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 COM(78) 332 final
 ---pagebreak---                                        EXFLAÎTATQET MEMOBJLNDUM
         1® Article 7(2)(d) of Council Directive 75/726/EEC of 17 November l?/5
            oa the apprcecimation of the laws of ths Member Spates concerning
            fxn.Vi .juices arid certain eimilar products'1 , autb crimes "the addition
            of oitrio acid or lemon juice to pulpy neotars obtained from pears or
            poaches or a cdxture of the two®
            This authorization needs to "be extended to pulpy nectars obtained from
            sweet cherries and apples , as the ( natural ) aoid confcerrt of some of _ ;
  ;         these fruits harvested in the Community is too low®
         2« The Annex to the Direot ive fixes the miniarum ( natural ) acid content of
            fruit neotars *
  I.        The Commission has been informed that the acidity figures adopted for
            apples , pears , peaohes and citrus fruits did not permit the use of a
            large proportion of Community production "because of the low natural
  !         acid content *      The figures need therefore to he reduced so that these
            fruits can be used*
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 i          At the same time , it is -advisable not to apply the criterion of minimum „
            (natural) acid content to pulpy nectars which can be acidified , as
            this oriterion has no purpose in the oase of products whose aoid oonterrt
            can be oorrected by the addition of acid*
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         3* The seoond indent of the sscond subparagraph of Article l8(l ) of
            Directive 75/726/EEC obliges Member States to prohibit trade in those
; •         products which do net comply with the Directive three years after
                            2
            notification •
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            The Commission proposes that this time limit be extended to four years
 i          for the Member States who desire it *              The market in fruit juices and
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            nectars is at present going through a difficult period as a result of the
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;           very poor weather , in the summer of 1977 which affected sales * The fact
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       3 0J No L 311 , 1*12.1975, p* 40                                                           !
         "is Directive waa notified to the Member States on 19 November 1973
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 ---pagebreak---  'that consumption was lower than forecast lad in several Member states
 to the formation of stocka whioh cannot "be disposed of within the time
fixed by ]>irective 73/726/EEG® The Member States should therefore "be
 allowed to extend this deadline in order to avoid loss#
The Commissi on takes the opportunity of this amendment to propose the
 correction of an error in Article l6(l)(e) of Directive 75/726/EEC.
This subparagraph allows Member States to authorize the substitution
 of laotic acid for citric acid in nectars obtained from apples or
pears or from a mixture of these fruits* However, Article 7(2)(d)
of Directive 75/726/EEC restricts the addition of acid to pulpy nectars
and this restriction must therefore "be included in Article l6(l)(e )«
When preparing this proposal , the Commission obtained the opinion of
the Member States and of the Advisory Committee on Foodstuffs *
This proposal is based on Article 43 and 100 of the Treaty since it
concerns both agricultural and noi>-agri cultural products#
Consultation of the European Parliament is required by Article 43 *    In
addition, the seoond paragraph of Article 100 stipulates liat the
European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee must be
consulted as implementation of the proposed Directive will involve the
amendment of legislation in scm« Member States*
 ---pagebreak---                  Proposal for a Council Directive amending
                 Directive 75/726/eEG on the approximation of the laws of the
                 Member States concerning fruit ' juioes and oertain similar
                                            products
    THE COUNCIL OP SHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
    end in particular Artioles 43 and 100 thereof ,
    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
    Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
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  ■ Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
  ! Whereas Article 7(2)(d) of Council Directive 75/726/EEC of 17 November 1975
  ; on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fruit
  ! juices and. oertain similar products^", authorizes the addition of citrio
  ' aoid or lemon juice to pulpy nectars obtained from pears or peaches or a
 | mixture of the two|
 | Whereas this practice should be extended to pulpy neotars obtained from
 . sweet oherries and apples , in view of the low natural           aoid oontent of
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 I oertain of these fruits harvested in the Community }
    Whereas the Annex to Direotive 75/726/EEC fixes the minimum natural
■ acid ooirterrt for fruit nectars }                                                   1
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i Whereas the figures for neotars obtained from apples , pears , peaches and
    citrus fruits are in oertain oases too higfr in view of the intrinsic
    analytic characteristics of some of the fruit produced in the Community }
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    whereas these figures should therefore be lowered }
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    X0J No L 311 , U12.1975» P# 40 . ï
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          Wharsaa ih© minimum      natural  acid content has uo significance in the case
          of products whose aoid content can bo corrected by tho addition of an acid ;
        vhersas , therefore , this criterion should not apply to thesa products ?
        Miersas the second indent of tha seoond subparagraph of Article l8(l )
          of Directive 75/726/EEC obliges Member States to prohibit trade in those
        produots which do not comply with the - Directive three years after notification.}
       Whereas | because of poor sales in 1977 » it will not . always ba possible to
        dispose of existing stocks before this deadline ! whereas the Member. States
        should therefore be authorized to extend the time limit to four years ;
       Whereas Article l6(l)(e ) allows Member States to authorize the substitution
          of laotio aoid ifor citric acid for the acidification cf certain nectars ; whereas
       this possibility Bhojild be restricted, to pulpy nectars.
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       HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE t                        ,1
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     i'     .    '                          Article 1              . •
        Direotive 75/ 726/EEC is hereby amended as follows !
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 1 .Article 7(2 ) (dj shall read:
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          "(d) in the case of the production , of the fruit nectars referred to in
                   Article 3(2)(o) which are obtained from apples , pears , peaches , sweet
      '            cherries or a mixture of these fruits , the addition of citric acid
      !            in a quantity not exceeding 5 grams per litre of finished produot )
  • i • ■ the citrio acid may , however , be replaced totally or partially by an
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                   équivalent quantity of lemon juice »"
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 2 . Article 16(1 ) (e ) shall reads
          "( ®) up to 5 grams per litre of lactic acid may be added to the fruit
                   nectars referred to in Article 3(2)(o)« where these are obtained            I
                   from apples or pears or from a mixture of these fruits" a
                                             ,\ (!
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3* The seoond indent of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1 ) shall readt
   * - prohibit trade in those products which do not comply with this
       Directive three years after notification*    This time limit may "be
       extended to four years by the Member States".
4# The Anne* shall "be replaced "by the Annex hereto *
                                   Artiole 2
   Member States shall take all necessary steps to ooatply with this
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   Directive with effeot from 1 July 1979 » and shall forthwith inform the
   Commission thereof .
   Thie Directive is addressed to the Member States .
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   Done at Brussels                               For the Council
                                                  The President
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                                            Tliiairaara total ac2.a. MinioT..yu ,-jm-ce s-m
                                            content express-ad       C .v PUl'2 <5 o out s lit
           Nectars msAe froa                as tartaric acid         ($ "by weight of
                                            ( f;'psi' libra of       fini shed product
                                            .finished procVact )
I• gruJlts with hi^lXjaoM_4v4^Q.
      Inejibr^ia the ir im.tural atato
      Guavas                                                                     ■-j
                                                                                 2S
      Pas ai on fruit ( Pasaiflora
      £1 aekcurraïrt s                                 8
      Ifaiteotirrairfcs                                8   .                     <-'_>■
      Redcurraiït3                                     8                         25
      Gonse'oerries                                    3                          30
      Sallohwihorn berries                             9                          25
      Sloes                                            8                          30
      Plums    :                                        6                         30
      Quetsches                                         6                         30
      Rowariberries     *                              8                         .30
      Rose bips ( fruits of Rosa sp»)                   8    .                    40
      Sour cherries                                     8      ■                  35
      Other cherries                                  -.6(1 )                     40
      Bilberries                                                                  40
      Elderberries                                      7                         50
      Raspberries                                      .7                         40
      Aprioots                                          6(1)                      40
       Strawberries          :   ■ '    .               5(1 )                     40
      M ulberri eej/hi ackb©rri es                      6 -■                      40
       Crariberri.es                                    9                         30
      Quincee                                           7                         50
      Asaroles ( Neapolitan medlars)                    8                         30
      Other fruits belonging to this
             category                                                             25
 lie Fruits with .juice edible in
       their natural state
       Apples                                        2.5(1 )                      50
       Pears             '            '               2ο5(ΐ )                     50
       Peaches                                           3(1 )                    45
       Cit rus fruits                                    5                        50
       Other fruits belonging to this
              category                                                             50
( l ) Limit not applicable in the case of the product referred to in Article
      3(2)( 0)                            ;