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1 . COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 OCTOBER 1962

OJ NO 115/2645 , 11 NOVEMBER 1962

AS AMENDED BY :

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 65/469/EEC OF 25 OCTOBER 1965

OJ NO 178/2793 , 26 OCTOBER 1965

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 67/653/EEC OF 24 OCTOBER 1967

OJ NO 263/4 , 30 OCTOBER 1967

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 68/419/EEC OF 20 DECEMBER 1968

OJ NO L 309/24 , 24 DECEMBER 1968

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 70/358/EEC OF 13 JULY 1970

OJ NO L 157/36 , 18 JULY 1970

1 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES MAY , UP TO AND INCLUDING 31 DECEMBER 1977 , MAINTAIN IN FORCE NATIONAL LAWS EXISTING ON THE DATE OF ACCESSION WHICH PERMIT THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING :

( A ) THE COLOURS FOR FOODSTUFFS LISTED UNDER PARAGRAPH 2

( B ) THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR DILUTING OR DISSOLVING COLOURS :

ETHYL ACETATE

DIETHYL ETHER

GLYCEROL MONOACETATE

GLYCEROL DIACETATE

GLYCEROL TRIACETATE

ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

PROPYLENE GLYCOL ( 1,2 PROPENDIOL )

ACETIC ACID

SODIUM HYDROXIDE , AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE .

BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1977 , THE COUNCIL MAY ACT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 100 OF THE EEC TREATY , ON A PROPOSAL TO ADD :

( A ) TO THE LIST IN ANNEX I OF THE DIRECTIVE IN QUESTION , THE SUBSTANCES REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPH UNDER ( A ) ,

( B ) TO THE LIST IN ARTICLE 6 OF THE DIRECTIVE IN QUESTION , THE SUBSTANCES LISTED IN THE PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPH UNDER ( B ) .

THESE SUBSTANCES MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE LISTS IN ANNEX I OR ARTICLE 6 ONLY IF , AFTER SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION , THEY ARE PROVED HARMLESS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND IF THEIR USE IS NECESSARY FOR ECONOMIC REASONS .

2 . THE COLOURS USED FOR COLOURING IN DEPTH OR ON THE SURFACE WHICH ARE REFERRED TO IN 1 ( A ) ARE AS FOLLOWS :

COMMON NAME * SCHULTZ * CI * DFG * CHEMICAL FORMULA OR DESCRIPTION

VIOLET 6 B * 805 * ( 697 ) * * MONOSODIUM SALT OF THE 4 - ( ( 4 - ( N-ETHYL-P SULPHOBENZYLAMINO ) -PHENYL ) - ( 4 ( N-ETHYL-P SULPHONIUM-BENZYLAMINE ) -PHENYL ) -METHYLENE ) ( N , N-DIMETHYL-2,5-CYCLOHEXADINE-IMINE )

BROWN FK * * * * A MIXTURE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF THE DISODIUM SALT OF 1,3-DIAMINO-4 - ( P-SULPHOPHENYLAZO ) BENZENE AND THE SODIUM SALT OF 2,4-DIAMINO-5 - ( P-SULPHOPHENYLAZO ) TOLUENE

CHOCOLATE BROWN FB * * * * PRODUCT OBTAINED BY THE COUPLING OF DIAZO NAPHTHIONIC ACID WITH A MIXTURE OF MORIN ( CI 75,660 ) AND MACLURIN ( CI 75,240 )

CHOCOLATE BROWN HT * * 20,285 * * DISODIUM SALT OF 4.4 '- ( ( 2,4-DIHYDROXY-5 ( HYDROXYMETHYL ) -M-PHENYLENE ) BIS ( AZO ) ) DI-1-NAPHTHALENE SULPHONIC ACID

ORANGE G * 39 * ( 27 ) 16,230 * * DISODIUM SALT OF PHENYLAZO-1 NAPHTOL-2 DISULPHONIC-6,8 ACID

ORANGE RN * 36 * 15,970 * * MONOSODIUM SALT OF PHENYLAZO NAPHTHOL-2 DISULPHONIC-6,8 ACID

RED 2 G * 40 * 18,050 * * DISODIUM SALT OF ACETAMINO-5 HYDROXY-4 ( PHENYLAZO )-3 NAPHTHALENE-2,7 DISULPHONIC ACID

BRILLIANT BLUE FCF * 770 * ( 671 ) 42,090 * * DISODIUM SALT OF 4 ( ( 4 - ( N-ETHYL-P-SULPHOBENZYL-AMINO ) -PHENYL ) - ( 2-SULPHONIPHENYL ) -METHYLENE ) - ( 1 - ( N-ETHYL-N-SULPHOBENZYL ) -2,5 - ) CYCLOHEXADIENEIMINE

YELLOW 2 G * * 18,965 * * DISODIUM SALT OF 1 - ( 2,5-DICHLORO-4-SULPHOPHENYL ) -5-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-4-P-SULPHOPHENYLAZOPYRAZOLE

TITANIUM DIOXIDE ( E 171 ) * 1,418 * ( 1,264 ) 77,891

IRON OXIDES AND HYDROOXIDES ( E 172 ) * 1,428 * 77,489

* 1,429 * 77,491

* 1,470 * 77,492

* * 77,499

ULTRAMARINE * 1,435 * ( 1,290 ) 77,007 * * COMBINATION OF ALUMINIUM , SODIUM , SILICA AND SULPHUR

ALKANET ALCANNIN * 1,382 * ( 1,240 ) * 140 * EXTRACT OF THE ROOT OF TINCTORIAL ALCANNA

* * 75,520

* * 75,530

SOLID RED E * 210 * ( 182 ) 16,045 * * DISODIUM SALT OF ( SULPHO-4 NAPTHYLAZO-1 ) -1 NAPHTHOL-2 SULPHONIC-6 ACID

3 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES MAY MAINTAIN IN FORCE UP TO AND INCLUDING 31 DECEMBER 1975 PROVISIONS OF NATIONAL LAW EXISTING AT THE DATE OF ACCESSION WHICH PROHIBIT THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING COLOURS IN FOODSTUFFS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION :

_ E 103 CHRYSOINS S

_ E 105 FAST YELLOW

_ E 111 ORANGE GGN

_ E 120 COCHINEAL

_ E 121 ORCHIL-ORCEIN

_ E 125 SCARLET GN

_ E 126 PONCEAU 6 R .

AFTER THIS DATE , THE USE OF THESE SUBSTANCES WILL BE PERMITTED UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE DIRECTIVE , UNLESS IT IS DECIDED UNDER THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 100 OF THE EEC TREATY TO EXCLUDE THESE SUBSTANCES FROM ANNEX I TO THE DIRECTIVE IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS .

4 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE , THE LAWS OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES , AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DIRECTIVE , SHALL APPLY TO PRODUCTS MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THOSE MEMBER STATES FROM 1 JULY 1974 AT THE LATEST .

2 . COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 64/54/EEC OF 5 NOVEMBER 1963

OJ NO 12/161 , 27 JANUARY 1964

AS AMENDED BY :

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 67/427/EEC OF 27 JUNE 1967

OJ NO 148/1 , 11 JULY 1967

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 68/420/EEC OF 20 DECEMBER 1968

OJ NO L 309/25 , 24 DECEMBER 1968

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 70/359/EEC OF 13 JULY 1970

OJ NO L 157/38 , 18 JULY 1970

_ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 71/160/EEC OF 30 MARCH 1971

OJ NO L 87/12 , 17 APRIL 1971

1 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES MAY , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 , MAINTAIN IN FORCE NATIONAL LAWS EXISTING ON THE DATE OF ACCESSION RELATING TO THE USE IN FOODSTUFFS OF :

_ FORMIC ACID

_ POTASSIUM NITRITE

_ POTASSIUM PROPIONATE ( POTASSIUM SALT OF PROPIONIC ACID )

_ SODIUM DERIVATIVE OF THE METHYL ESTER OF P-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID

_ LIQUID SMOKE SOLUTIONS .

BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1977 , THE COUNCIL MAY ACT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 100 OF THE EEC TREATY , ON A PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE THESE SUBSTANCES IN ARTICLE 3 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DIRECTIVE .

THESE SUBSTANCES MAY BE INCLUDED ONLY IF , AFTER SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION , THEY ARE PROVED HARMLESS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND IF THEIR USE IS NECESSARY FOR ECONOMIC REASONS .

2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE , THE LAWS OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES , AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DIRECTIVE , SHALL APPLY TO PRODUCTS MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THOSE MEMBER STATES FROM 1 JULY 1974 AT THE LATEST .

3 . COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO 70/357/EEC OF 13 JULY 1970

OJ NO L 157/31 , 18 JULY 1970

1 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES MAY , UP TO AND INCLUDING 31 DECEMBER 1977 , MAINTAIN IN FORCE NATIONAL LAWS EXISTING ON THE DATE OF ACCESSION RELATING TO THE USE IN FOODSTUFFS OF ETHOXYQUIN , SODIUM ACID SALT OF PYROPHOSPHIC ACID , SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE , POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE , CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE , SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE , POTASSIUM POLYMETAPHOSPHATE , SODIUM METAPHOSPHATE AND PROPYL GALLATE .

BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1977 , THE COUNCIL MAY ACT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 100 OF THE EEC TREATY , ON A PROPOSAL TO ADD TO THE LIST IN THE ANNEX TO THE DIRECTIVE IN QUESTION , THE SUBSTANCES REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPH .

THESE SUBSTANCES MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST IN THE ANNEX ONLY IF , AFTER SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION , THEY ARE PROVED HARMLESS TO HUMAN HEALTH AND IF THEIR USE IS NECESSARY FOR ECONOMIC REASONS .

2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE , THE LAWS OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES , AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DIRECTIVE , SHALL APPLY TO PRODUCTS MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THOSE MEMBER STATES FROM 1 JULY 1974 AT THE LATEST .