CELEX: 31979L0168
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-05 00:00:00
Title: Council Directive 79/168/EEC of 5 February 1979 amending Directive 75/726/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fruit juices and certain similar products

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31979L0168

Council Directive 79/168/EEC of 5 February 1979 amending Directive 75/726/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning fruit juices and certain similar products  

Official Journal L 037 , 13/02/1979 P. 0027 - 0028 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 24 P. 0054  Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 9 P. 0192  Portuguese special edition Chapter 13 Volume 9 P. 0192 

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 261 , 6 . 11 . 1978 , P . 45 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29/30 . 11 . 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 311 , 1 . 12 . 1975 , P . 40 .    COUNCIL DIRECTIVE   OF 5 FEBRUARY 1979   AMENDING DIRECTIVE 75/726/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING FRUIT JUICES AND CERTAIN SIMILAR PRODUCTS  ( 79/168/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 100 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),   WHEREAS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 75/726/EEC OF 17 NOVEMBER 1975 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING FRUIT JUICES AND CERTAIN SIMILAR PRODUCTS ( 3 ) DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CORRECTING THE ACID CONTENT OF APPLE JUICES ;   WHEREAS IT HAS APPEARED NECESSARY , IN VIEW OF THE PRODUCTION CONDITIONS OBTAINING IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES , TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR SUCH MEMBER STATES TO AUTHORIZE THE ADDITION OF THREE GRAMS OF CITRIC ACID PER LITRE OF APPLE JUICE ;   WHEREAS THE ANNEX TO DIRECTIVE 75/726/EEC FIXES THE MINIMUM NATURAL ACID CONTENT FOR FRUIT NECTARS ;   WHEREAS THE INTRINSIC ANALYTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME OF THE FRUIT PRODUCED IN LARGE QUANTITIES IN THE COMMUNITY DO NOT PERMIT COMPLIANCE WITH THE FIGURES THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED ;   WHEREAS , AS REGARDS THE PRODUCTION OF NON-PULPY NECTARS , THIS DIFFICULTY MAY BE OVERCOME BY LOWERING THE BOTTOM LIMIT OF THEIR NATURAL ACIDITY ;   WHEREAS , MOREOVER , IN THE CASE OF PULPY NECTARS OBTAINED FROM FRUITS WITH A LOW ACID CONTENT , IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE FOR TECHNICAL REASONS TO INCREASE THE ACIDITY OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT BY USING A GREATER QUANTITY OF FRUIT ; WHEREAS THE CRITERION OF NATURAL ACIDITY SHOULD NOT THEREFORE BE APPLIED IN THIS CASE ;   WHEREAS THE SECOND INDENT OF THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ) OF DIRECTIVE 75/726/EEC OBLIGES MEMBER STATES TO PROHIBIT TRADE IN THOSE PRODUCTS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE DIRECTIVE THREE YEARS AFTER ITS NOTIFICATION ;   WHEREAS , BECAUSE OF POOR SALES IN 1977 , IT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN POSSIBLE TO DISPOSE OF EXISTING STOCKS BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THIS TIME LIMIT ; WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD THEREFORE BE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT IN QUESTION TO FOUR YEARS ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :   ARTICLE 1   DIRECTIVE 75/726/EEC SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :   1 . ARTICLE 16 ( 1 ) ( G ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   ' ( G ) UP TO 3 G/L OF CRITIC ACID MAY BE ADDED TO :   -  GRAPE JUICE , WHERE SUCH ADDITION IS AUTHORIZED AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION OF THIS DIRECTIVE ;   -  APPLE JUICE ; '   2 . THE SECOND INDENT OF THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 18 ( 1 ) SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :   '  -  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 . '   3 . THE ANNEX SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE ANNEX HERETO .   ARTICLE 2   MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE ,   -  WITH EFFECT FROM 19 NOVEMBER 1978 AS REGARDS ARTICLE 1  ( 2 ),   -  NOT LATER THAN 1 JULY 1980 AS REGARDS ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) AND  ( 3 ).   ARTICLE 3   THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 FEBRUARY 1979 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   P . MEHAIGNERIE ****    ANNEX   SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FRUIT NECTARS    //   //   NECTARS MADE FROM  //  MINIMUM TOTAL ACID CONTENT EXPRESSED AS TARTARIC ACID ( G/L OF FINISHED PRODUCT ) //  MINIMUM JUICE AND/OR PUREE CONTENT  ( % BY WEIGHT OF FINISHED PRODUCT ) //  //   I . FRUITS WITH HIGHLY ACID JUICE INEDIBLE IN THEIR NATURAL STATE // GUAVAS //  6 //  25 // PASSION FRUIT ( PASSIFLORA EDULIS ) //  8 //  25 // BLACKCURRANTS //  8 //  25 // WHITECURRANTS //  8 //  25 // REDCURRANTS //  8 //  25 // GOOSEBERRIES //  9 //  30 // SALLOW-THORN BERRIES //  9 //  25 // SLOES //  8 //  30 // PLUMS //  6 //  30 // QUETSCHES //  6 //  30 // ROWANBERRIES //  8 //  30 // ROSE HIPS ( FRUITS OF ROSA SP .) //  8 //  40 // SOUR CHERRIES //  8 //  35 // OTHER CHERRIES //   6 ( 1 ) //  40 // BILBERRIES //  7 //  40 // ELDERBERRIES //  7 //  50 // RASPBERRIES //  7 //  40 // APRICOTS //   6 ( 1 ) //  40 // STRAWBERRIES //   5 ( 1 ) //  40 // MULBERRIES/BLACKBERRIES //  6 //  40 // CRANBERRIES //  9 //  30 // QUINCES //  7 //  50 // AZAROLES ( NEAPOLITAN MEDLARS ) //  8 //  30 // OTHER FRUITS BELONGING TO THIS CATEGORY //   -  //  25 // II . FRUITS WITH JUICE EDIBLE IN THEIR NATURAL STATE // APPLES //   3 ( 1 ) //  50 // PEARS //   3 ( 1 ) //  50 // PEACHES //   3 ( 1 ) //  45 // CITRUS FRUITS //  5 //  50 // OTHER FRUITS BELONGING TO THIS CATEGORY //   -  //  50 //  ( 1 ) LIMIT NOT APPLICABLE IN THE CASE OF THE PRODUCT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) ( C ).