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Date: 1987-04-15
Title: Amended Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 79/581/EEC on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of foodstuffs#Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on consumer protection in respect of the indication of prices for non-food products#(submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (a) of the EEC Treaty)

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                                     Amended Proposai for a
                                       COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                amending Directive 79 / 581 / EEC on consumer protection in the
                            indication of the prices of foodstuffs
                                    Amended proposai for a
                                       COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                    on consumer protection in respect of the indication of
                                 prices for non-food products
                  ( submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 ( a )
                                       of the EEC Treaty )
 C0MC87 ) 160 final
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                 AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING
                DIRECTIVE 79 / 581 / EEC ON CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE
                         INDICATION OF THE PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS
( Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149(a ) of
the EEC Treaty )
Article 1 : ( rewording of Articles 8 , 9 , 9a and 10 )
1 ) Article 8 is replaced by the following :
      " Article 8 "
    1 . Foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities listed in
         Annex I shall be subject to the obligation to indicate the unit
         price subject to the provisions set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 .
    2 . The obligation referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the
         following :
         - the foodstuffs referred to in Article 6 ( 1 ) of Directive
           73 / 241 / EEC , where they are sold in the range of nominal
           quantities of contents given in the said Article , or where they
           are sold in quantities of 50 grams or less or 1 kilogram or
           more ,
         - the foodstuffs referred to in Article 6(2 ) of Directive
           73 / 241 / EEC, where they are sold
            in the range of nominal quantities of contents given in the said
           Article ,
         - the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities referred
           to in points 1 to 3 of Article 1 of Directive 73 / 437 / EEC , where
           they are sold in the range of nominal quantities of contents
           given in Article 8 of the said Directive or where they are sold
            in quantities of 50 grams or less or 10 kilograms or more ,
         - the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities referred
           to in Article 4 of Directive 77 / 436 / EEC , where they are sold in
           the range of nominal quantities of contents given in Article 4(1 )
           of the said Directive ,
         - the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities listed in points
           1 , 2 , 4 , 5 and 6 of Annex III to the said Directive 75 / 106 / EEC ,
           where they are sold in the nominal volumes given in column I of
           the said Annex ,
         - the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities listed
            in Annex I ( with the exception of point 1.2 ) to Directive
           80 / 232 / EEC , where they are sold in the ranges of nominal
           quantities of contents given in the said Annex , or where they are
            sold in quantities of 100 grams or less or in quantities
           exceeding the greatest in the range .
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    3.      Member States may exempt from the obligation referred to in
       paragraph 1 :
       - the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities referred to in
          points 3 , 7, 8, 9 of Annex III to Directive 75 / 106 / EEC , where they
          are sold in the nominal volumes given in column I of the said
          Annex ,
       - the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities listed
          in Annex III to Directive 75 / 106 / EEC , where they are sold in the
          nominal volume of 0.70 litres ,
       - the foodstuffs prepackaged in pre-established quantities listed in
          points 1.2 , 2 , 3 of Annex I and in Annex II to Directive
          80 / 232 / EEC , where they are sold in the ranges of nominal
          quantities of contents listed in the said Annexes or in quantities
          of 100 grams or 100 millilitres or less or quantities exceeding
          the greatest in the range ".
2 ) Article 9 is replaced by the following :
    " Article 9
    Where Community measures are adopted concerning the standardization of
    ranges of nominal quantities relating to foodstuffs prepackaged in
    pre-established quantities or the revision of ranges of quantities
    previously adopted , the Council shall amend Article 8 ."
3 ) Article 9a is replaced by the following :
    " Article 10
    During a five-year period to run from the adoption of this Directive
    the Member States may , as a transitional measure , maintain in force any
    national measures concerning the prepackaged foodstuffs referred to in
    Article 8(1 ).
4 ) Article 10 is deleted .
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                                     ANNEX I
Désignation of foodstuffs
- wines , non-sparkling beverages , vermouth
- sparkling wines , cider ....
- beers
- spirits and other spirituous beverages
- vinegar
- oi ls
- milk and milk based beverages
- spa waters , lemonade
- fruit juices and vegetable juices
- coffee ( with the exception of lyophilized and soluble ) and chicory
- coffee and chicory extracts
- chocolate and cocoa products
- chocolate , cocoa-based spreads and cocoa powder
- sugars
- milk , concentrated and in powder
- butter
- fresh cheeses
- processed cheese
- fermented milk , yoghourt and képhir
-  cream
- table and cooking sait
- cereal flours , groats , flakes and meal
- pasta products
- rice
- cereals flakes
- cereais
 - dried vegetables
 - jams , fruit jellies , marmalade , chestnut puree , honey
 - broths and soups ( with the exception of dehydrated and soluble )
 - mayonnaise , condiment sauces , mustard
 - preserved and semi-preserved vegetable products
 - preserved fish
 ~ preserved meat
 ~ frozen fruit , vegetables and potatoes
 ---pagebreak--- frozen fish fillets and portions
fish fingers
frozen crustaceans
frozen meat
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dry foods for dogs and cats
moist foods for dogs and cats
 ---pagebreak---                       AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON
                CONSUMER PROTECTION IN RESPECT OF THE INDICATION OF
                              PRICES FOR NON-FOOD PRODUCTS
( Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149 ( a )
of the EEC Treaty )
Articles 8 , 9 , 9a and 10 are replaced by the following :
Article 8
1 . The products prepackaged in pre-established quantities listed in points 5 ,
    8 ( 8.2 to 8.6 ), ? and 10 of Annex I to Directive
    80 / 232 / CEE where they are sold in the ranges of nominal quantities of
    contents given in the said Annex , shall be exempted from the
    obligation to indicate the unit price ,
2.        Member States may exempt from the obligation to indicate the unit
    price :
    - the products Drepackaged in pre-established quantities listed in points
       4 , 6 , 7 , 8 ( 1.1 ) of Annex I to Directive 80 / 232 / EEC where they are sold in
       the ranges of nominal quantities of contents given in the said
       Annex ,
    - the products prepackaged in pre-established quantities             referred to
       in point 3 of Annex II and points 1 and 2 of Annex III           to Directive
       80 / 232 / EEC , where they are sold in rigid containers in      capacity
       ranges given in the said Annexes and are not listed in           Annex I to
       Directive 80 / 232 / EEC ,
3 . The prepackaged products referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 may be exempted
    from the obligation to indicate the unit price by the Member States
    where they are sold in smaller or greater quantities than those set
    out in the Community ranges .
Article 9
Where Community measures are adopted concerning the standardization of
ranges of quantities of contents relating to non-food products
prepackaged in pre-established quantities or the revision of previously
adopted quantity ranges , the Council shall amend Article 8 .
Article 10
 During a five-year period to run from the adoption of this Directive , the
Member States may as a temporary measure , maintain in force any national
measures concerning the prepackaged products in preestablished quantities
 referred to in Annex I to the Directive .