CELEX: 51986PC0653(03)
Language: en
Date: 1986-11-24
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE MAKING-UP BY VOLUME OF CERTAIN PREPACKAGED LIQUIDS

No C 317/10                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                   10.12.86
                 Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 75/106/EEC on the approximation of the
                  laws of the Member States relating to the making-up by volume of certain prepackaged liquids
                                                           COM(86) 653 final
                                  (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 November 1986)
                                                             (86/C 317/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
                                                                                                    Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   In Article 5 of Directive 75/106/EEC,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100
thereof,                                                                (a) the following phrase is hereby added at the end of
                                                                            paragraph 2:
                                                                            '. . . and in the case of the volumes of 0,375 litres and
                                                                            0,75 litres for the products listed in 4, up to 31
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                            December 1990.'
                                                                        (b) paragraph 3 (b) is replaced by the following:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                           '3. (b) Prepackages containing the products listed in
liament,                                                                              Annex III, Section 1 (a), (b) and (d) and
                                                                                      Section 2 (a) may be marketed after 31
                                                                                      December 1988 only if they have the nominal
 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                                     volumes set out in column I. Products under
 Social Committee,                                                                    Part 4 of Annex III may be marketed after 31
                                                                                      December 1990 only if they have the nominal
                                                                                      volumes set out in column I.'
Whereas since the adoption of Council Directive                         (c) paragraph 4 is deleted.
 75/106/EEC O , as last amended by Directive 85/10/
 EEC (2), total harmonization of the ranges of nominal                                              Article 2
 quantities for certain liquids covered by that Directive               1.    The following volumes are added in column I of
 has appeared necessary;                                                Annex III to Directive 75/106/EEC:
                                                                        (a) '3 and 5' in 1 (d), '4, 5, 6 and 9' in 2 (a) and '0,35,
                                                                             0,70 and 4,5' in 4.
Whereas Directive 75/106/EEC contains no provisions                     (b) '0,187 (for provisioning of aircraft and ships only)' in
 on containers or their use; whereas matters concerning                      2 (a) at the end of the range of volumes.
 the recycling of containers for liquids for human
 consumption are governed by Council Directive 85/339/                  2.     In column II of Annex III to Directive 75/106/
 EEC ( 3 ); whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal the             EEC, the volumes '0,35 and 0,70' are deleted.
 provisions of Article 5 (4) of Directive 75/106/EEC;                                               Article 3
                                                                        Member States shall bring into force, not later than 31
 Whereas it is advisable, whenever possible, to ensure                  December 1987, the laws, regulations and administrative
 total harmonization of ranges of prepackaged products                  provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They
 in order to establish a transparent market for them.                   shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
O O J N o L 4 2 , 15.2. 1975, p. 1.
(2) O J N o L 4 , 5. 1. 1985, p. 18.
(') OJ No L 176, 6. 7. 1985, p. 18.