CELEX: 51987PC0581
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Date: 1987-12-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending for the ninth time Directive 73/241/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption (submitted by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             COM(87 ) 581 final
                                             Brussels , 4 December 1987
                                  Proposai for a
                                 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
           amending for the ninth time Directive 73 / 241 / EEC on the
                approximation of the laws of the Member States
                    relating to cocoa and chocolate products
                         intended for human consumption
                          ( submitted by the Commission )
 C0M(87 ) 581 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                               С»м .
                       CXP LANA j OR Y MEMORANDU M
1.    Pursuant to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal
      of 12 june 1985 ( Part 5 , Annex XXXII ) ( 1 ), the Kingdom
      of Spain may , until 31 December 1987 and without
      prejudice to the possible subsequent inclusion of the
      products in question in the Directive on cocoa and
      chocolate products , continue to authorize the internal
      marketing of products of the type " familiar a la taza "
      and  "a la taza " under the name of chocolate .
2.    These products are composed of sugars , a minimum 14% of
      dry non-fat cocoa solids , a minimum 18% of cocoa butter
      and starches or   flour   ( maximum  18% in the case of
      " familiar a la taza " chocolate , and maximum 8% in the
      case of "a la taza " chocolate ); they can be consumed as
      drinks after cooking .
3.    This type of products has been commercially available in
      Spain for a considerable time ; it is therefore
      necessary to provide for its continued marketing under
      the same name .
4.    Since , however , its inclusion in thè list of definitions
      qiven in Annex I to Directive 73 / 241 / EEC ( 2 ) would be
      inappropriate , thè Commission intends to insert a
      clause in that Directive authorizing Spain to maintain
      its existing legislation on this subject .
( i ) OJ No L. 302 , 15.11.1985 , p. 389 .
 ---pagebreak--- ( ? ) 0 J No L 226 ,   i&t 8 . 1973 , p > 23i
b.    The Commission consulted the interested parties in
      preparing this proposal .
6.    ïhis proposai is based on Article 100 A of the Treaty
      smce it relates to processed agricultural products .
      " It takes into account paragraph 3 of this Article because its
        objective is the continuation of a traditional , well-liked
        product of the Spanish market ."
 7.     Compulsory consultation
        Parliament must be consulted .
        The Economie and Social Committee must be consulted .
 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposai for a
                               COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
          amending for the ninth time Directive 73 / 241 / EEC on the
               approximation of the laws of the Member States
                  relating to cocoa and chocolate products
                       intended for human consumption
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 100 A thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
In coopération with the European Parliament ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal authorized the Kingdom
of Spain to continue to place on its internal market until 31 December 1987
products of the type " familiar a la taza " and "a la taza" under the name of
chocolate ;
                                         1
Whereas Council Directive 73 / 241 / EEC , as last amended by the Act of
Accession , did not define chocolate of this type containing starchy subs¬
tances and intended for consumption after cooking in Annex I ;
Whereas the situation could lead to the prohibition of the sale of this
product , which would be undesirable; whereas Directive 73/ 241 / EEC should
therefore be amended .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
 CD 0J No L 228 , 16.8.1973 , p. 23 .
 ---pagebreak---                                   Article i.
The following is hereby added to Article 14(2 ) of Directive
7 .3 / 241 / EEC   •
"( g )     authorizing     the marketing under the name of " chocolate
           familiar a la tasa " and " chocolate a la taza " of
           chocolate not defined in Annex I containing starchy
           substances and intended for consumption with milk
           after cooking . "
                                  Article, 2
With effect from 1 January 1988 ,           Member States shall ,   where
necessary , amend their national legislation in order to
comply with the provisions of this Directive .            They shall
for l.'hwi tl'i  inform the Commission thereof .
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ThJ      Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
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