CELEX: 51989PC0223
Language: en
Date: 1989-04-28
Title: REVISED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 79/112/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE LABELLING, PRESENTATION AND ADVERTISING OF FOODSTUFFS FOR SALE TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              COM (89) 223   final - SYN 49
                                              Brussels, 28 April 1989
                        Revised proposal for a
                           OCQNCIL DIRECTIVE
                 amending Directive 79/112/EBC on the
           approximation of the laws of the Member States
             relating to the labelling, presentation and
              advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the
                          ultimate consumer
     (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2) (d)
                          of the EEC Treaty)
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The Commission sent its proposal to the Council on 22 April 1986
(O0M(86)89 final).
Following the opinion of the Parliament on this proposal (10 March 1987),
the Commission amenrlerl its proposal. The amendments were sent to the
Council on 19 May 1987 (004(87)242 final). The Council adopted a common
position on 21 December 1988 on the basis of the revised proposal from the
Commission of 10 March 1987. This proposal was sent to the Parliament
which; at its April session, voted in favour of two amendments which the
Commission agrees to subject to editorial changes. The text of the amended
proposal taking account of the agreed amendments is appended hereto.
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for a Council Directive amending Directive 79/112/EBC on the approximation
of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation
and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer.
(Presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2)(d) of the
EEC Treaty).
The Commission is in agreement with the common position stated In Council
document Ho 10498/88 of 22 December 1988, subject to the following
amendments:
 I. The fifth recital is replaced by the following:
    Whereas this Directive relates only to the labelling, presentation and
    advertising of foodstuffs and not to the problem of the authorization
    or prohibition of the ionizing radiation of foodstuffs or their
    ingredients; whereas, however, without prejudice to a decision at
    Community level with regards to its merits, it must be recognized that
    the consumer has the right to be informed of any ionizing radiation
    treatment undergone by a foodstuff or certain of its ingredients, where
    this has been authorized; whereas, to this end, it should be laid down
    that any food treated in this way must bear a suitable indication;
    whereas, in accordance with Article 6(b), this obligation also applies
    to ingredients where they appear in a list of ingredients.
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II. A new item 7a shall be added to Article 1:
    "The following text shall be added to Article 5, paragraph 3:
    "Any foodstuff treated by ionizing radiation must bear the following
    Indications:
    -    in English: "Irradiated" or "treated with ionizing radiation"
        in Danish: "bestralet/... or "straiekonserveret" or "behandlet med
        ionisiserende straling" or "konserveret med loni serende straling"
        in German: "bestrahlt" or "mit ionisierenden Strahlen behandelt"
        in Spanish: "tratado con energia ionizante"
                   n
        in Greek:    eneÇepyaoM*vo \i* i o v U o u o a aicrivogoAla"
                       n
                   ou    aKTivoBoAnyévo n
        in French: "traité par rayonnements ionisants" or "traité par
        ionisation"
        in Italian: "irradiato" or "trattato con radiazioni ionizzanti"
        in Dutch: "doorstraaldM or "door bestraling behandeld" or "met
        loni serende stralen behandeld"
        in Portuguese: "irradiadn" or "tratado por irradiaoào" or "tratado
       por radiacào ionizante".
 ---pagebreak--- Commission of the European Communities
COM(89) 223 final
Revised proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of
foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC
Treaty)
28.4.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 - 4 pp. — Format: 21.0 * 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-49364-X
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-176-EN-C
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COM(89) 223 final
 DOCUMENTS
Revised proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the labelling, presentation and
advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate
consumer
(presented by the Commission pursuant to
Article 149(2)(d) of the EEC Treaty)
06      15     13                           28.4.1989
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-176-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-49384-X
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