Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Former Responsible Committee | ENVI | SANDBÆK Ulla Margrethe ( UEN) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 095
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 095Events
In accordance with Article 9(5) of Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (dietetic foods), the European Commission is required to send a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Article 9 of the Directive.
In 1994, the Commission sent to the Council a report on this issue under the original provisions of Article 9(5) of the Directive. The report covered the notifications received from the entry into force of the Directive in 1989 up to 1994. In 1999, Directive 1999/41/EC amended the provisions of Article 9(5), requiring regular reports on the implementation of the Article to be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
To enable the Commission to report on the implementation of this Article, the Member States were asked in 2002 and 2006 by the Commission services to provide information on: i) the number of food products that have been notified under Article 9 to their competent authority; ii) details of the particular nutritional uses of the notified products. The Member States were asked to indicate, when possible, if the notifications were related to the first time of placing a product on the market or if the products had been previously notified in another Member State.
This report integrates the information provided by Member States in 2002 and 2006 and covers reported notifications received by Member States up to the end of 2005. This time limit was requested by the Commission services. However, subsequently the preparation of the report was coupled with the preparation of the report on foods for people with carbohydrate-metabolism disorders (diabetes) and the reflection on the need for a global revision of Directive 89/398/EEC (including the implementation of Article 9). Such overall consideration of the issues took more time than expected but allowed for a more complete overview of the relevant sector.
The report recalls that the provisions of Article 9 aim at facilitating the official monitoring of the products placed on the market. But, as a general comment, the majority of the Member States consider that the notification system should be rationalised to ensure more harmonised implementation of the provisions of this article across the EU. Categories of products such as "gluten-free" and "lactose-free", which represent a substantial proportion of the notifications, will be regulated through specific rules for the use of such terms as provided for in Directive 89/398/EEC on dietetic foods (Article 4a) and Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (recital 22). Consequently, only the remaining products for which specific rules cannot be laid down because they are innovative products or because they are not part of a generally recognised category of food will be covered by the provisions of Article 9.
Inconsistencies may arise from different interpretations of the definition of "foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses" in Article 1 of Directive 89/398/EEC on dietetic foods, which has different elements and appears to be open to different interpretations by the authorities.
The provisions in Article 1 of Directive 89/398/EEC on dietetic foods indicate that, in addition to being aimed at certain categories of persons, dietetic foods have to be, owing to their special composition or manufacturing process, clearly distinguishable from foodstuffs for normal consumption. This report shows that this definition is not uniformly interpreted among the Member States and therefore agreement on the scope of application needs to be sought. This would also help to clarify the differences in the scope of application between different pieces of legislation such as Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements and Regulation 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (fortified foods).
In the light of these considerations it becomes clear that revision of Article 9, together with revision of other relevant articles, as appropriate, would be required for more effective and harmonised implementation of the dietetic food legislation.
Commissioner Brittan said that the Commission did not agree with the solution adopted in the Council’s common position according to which sports food should be covered by a specific directive. He also stated that he could not accept Amendment No 3 on the obligation to add the term ‘pesticide-free’, among others, to baby food as this subject should be regulated elsewhere.
Documents
- Follow-up document: COM(2008)0393
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Final act published in Official Journal: Directive 1999/41
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 172 08.07.1999, p. 0038
- Text adopted by Parliament, 3rd reading: OJ C 279 01.10.1999, p. 0163-0196
- Text adopted by Parliament, 3rd reading: T4-0402/1999
- Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading: T4-0402/1999
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Report tabled for plenary by Parliament delegation to Conciliation Committee, 3rd reading: A4-0225/1999
- Report tabled for plenary by Parliament delegation to Conciliation Committee, 3rd reading: OJ C 279 01.10.1999, p. 0010
- Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading: A4-0225/1999
- Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 3607/1999
- Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 3607/1999
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: COM(1998)0069
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 014 19.01.1998, p. 0101-0123
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0627/1997
- Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0627/1997
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0379/1997
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: OJ C 388 22.12.1997, p. 0003
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0379/1997
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex
- Commission communication on Council's position: SEC(1997)1473
- Council position: 07775/1/1997
- Council position: OJ C 297 29.09.1997, p. 0001
- Council position published: 07775/1/1997
- Debate in Council: 1913
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: OJ C 035 08.02.1996, p. 0017
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1995)0588
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0588
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 287 30.10.1995, p. 0076-0104
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0451/1995
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading: T4-0451/1995
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0192/1995
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 269 16.10.1995, p. 0010
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading: A4-0192/1995
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0847/1994
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: OJ C 388 31.12.1994, p. 0001
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: OJ C 108 16.04.1994, p. 0017
- Legislative proposal: COM(1994)0097
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1994)0097
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 108 16.04.1994, p. 0017 COM(1994)0097
- Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report: CES0847/1994 OJ C 388 31.12.1994, p. 0001
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0192/1995 OJ C 269 16.10.1995, p. 0010
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 287 30.10.1995, p. 0076-0104 T4-0451/1995
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 035 08.02.1996, p. 0017 COM(1995)0588
- Council position: 07775/1/1997 OJ C 297 29.09.1997, p. 0001
- Commission communication on Council's position: EUR-Lex SEC(1997)1473
- Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0379/1997 OJ C 388 22.12.1997, p. 0003
- Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading: OJ C 014 19.01.1998, p. 0101-0123 T4-0627/1997
- Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading: EUR-Lex COM(1998)0069
- Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 3607/1999
- Report tabled for plenary by Parliament delegation to Conciliation Committee, 3rd reading: A4-0225/1999 OJ C 279 01.10.1999, p. 0010
- Text adopted by Parliament, 3rd reading: OJ C 279 01.10.1999, p. 0163-0196 T4-0402/1999
- Follow-up document: COM(2008)0393 EUR-Lex
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