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Brussels,12June1974
ProposalforaDirectiveonafirstamendmenttothe
CouncilDirectiveontheapproximation ofthelawsof
theMemberStatesconcerningantioxidants foruseidfood
(submitted ,totheCouncilbytheCommission)
00M(74)836final

ans-torvMémorandum
1.TheCouncilDirectiveof13July1970ontheapproximation ofthelaws
ofMemberStatesconcerningtheantioxidants authorisedforuseinfood
intendedforhumanconsumption (1)allowsMemberStatestomaintaintheir
nationallawsauthorisingtheuseinfoodstuffsofcalciumdisodium
ethylenediaminetetraacetate,propylvallate.andL-ascorbicacidesters
ofthembranchedfattyacidsC..andC„Q.Thesameexemptionismade
■iBnimiirrnii'–L.rt.-.II1.1^IIMn.»»MJIj JQ
forsynthetic^tocopherol.Theexpirydateforthisexemptionis
14July1974.
(2
2.TheTreatyofAccessionofthenewMemberStatesAnnexVII.chap.ulXojJallowsthosenew
MemberStatestomaintaininforcetheirnationallawsexistingatthe
dateofaccessionrelatingtotheuseinfoodstuffsofpropylvallate.
Thesameexemptionismadeforcertainpolyphosphates andethoxygnin.* iiwMii ■>■[»iimfciiiiniriwh––mmiiwian'i■–i n1«m im■*,
Theexpirydateforthisexemptionis31December1977*
3.Nocase(e.g.toxicological dataortechnological necessity)hasbeen
madeforthe,continuedinclusionofsynthetic©--tocopherol .Forthe
substancesreferredtoinparagraphs 1and2thereisconsiderableinterest
withintheMemberStatesontheirpossibleinclusioninaCommunitylist
ofAntioxidantsforuseinfood,andtheCommissionispreparingaproposal
foraDirective.Thisproposalcannotbefinalisedwithouttheadviceof
theScientific CommitteeforFood.
4.TheScientificCommitteeforFoodfforthenineMemberStatesofthe
CommunitywasinstitutedbyDecisionoftheCommission16April1974
TheCommitteecannotbeexpeptedtocompletedetailedstudyofthesubstan­
cesunderconsideration intimetoallowtheCounciltoadoptthemodifi­
cationbefore14July1974-
(1)OJL15718.7.1970
(2)OJSpecialEdition(L73).27.3.1972

m»2mm
5.Hiepresentproposalconcernsonlythosesubstanceswhich,without
anychangetotheDirectiveonAntioxidants ,wouldnot"beallowedafter
14July1974»Noconsideration has"beengiventoethoxyquinand
polyphosphates (seeparagraphs).Theaimofthemodificationistwofold.
Firstly,itisanomalousthatcertainMemberStateshavearighttouse
propylgallatenotgivento-theotherMembers.Therefore ;itisproposed
thattheexpirydateforthisprovision "beextendedto31December1977for
alltheMemberStates.Secondly,asthereisalsoconsiderableinterest
inthecontinueduseofcalciumdisodiumethylenediaminetetraacetate
andL-ascorbicacidestersoftheunbranchedfattyacidsandC^g,it
isproposedthatMemberStatesbegiventhefacilitytousethese
substancesfora"limited,period".WhentheScientificCommitteeforPood
hasgivenitsadvice,theCommissionwilldecidewhatfurtheractionis
required.
6.The"limitedperiod"hasbeenmadethesameasforpropylgallateto
avoidunnecessaryproliferation ofdateswithintheDirective.
7.-Consultation with,theEuropeanParliamentandtheEconomicand
SocialCommitteeaccordingtoArticle100isnotnecessaryastheDirective
doesnotinvolvetheamendmentoflegislationinanyMemberState.

ProposalforaDirectiveonafirstamendmenttotheCouncilDirective
ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesconcerning
antioxydants foruseinfood.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOIJMUlTITlSS ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposaloftheCommission,
WhereasArticle2oftheCouncilDirectiveof13July1970onthe
approximation ofthelawsofMemberStatesconcerningtheantioxidants
authorisedforuseinfoodintendedforhumanconsumption (1)allowsMember
Statesforaperiodofthreeyearsfollowingthenotification ofthesaid
Directivetomaintaintheirnationallawsauthorisingtheuseinfoodstuffs
ofcalciumdisodiumethylenediaminet'etraacetate ,propylgallate/md
L–ascorbicacidestersoftheunbranchcdfattyacidnC^andC^gj
theConditionsofAccession
WhereasannexVIIchap.IX.3ofthe.Actconcerning/(2)allowsthe
newMemberStates,uptoandincluding31December1977»"tomaintainin
forcetheirnationallawsexistingonthedateofaccessionrelatingto
theuseinfoodstuffsofpropylgr.llr.te;
l'!hereastheusefulness ofthesesubstancesinfoodhasbeendemonstrated
onatechnological planeatCommunitylevel;
WhereasthelawsofcertainMemberStatesstillauthorisetheuseofthese
substances ;
Whereasthesituationmustbereviewedinthelightofthemostrecent
scientificandtoxicological information.
WhereastheScientificCommitteeforFoodinstitutedbyDecisionofthe
Commissionoftha16AprilIS?**'hasnotyetfully.consideredthe
information ;
Whereasitisthereforenotpossibletotakeafinaldecisionastothe
suitabilityofthesesubstancesatCommunitylevel.
(1)0JL157,18.7.1970
(2)0JSpecialEdition(L73),27.3.1972

HASADOPTEDÏHISDIRECTIVE,
Article 1
TheCouncilDirectiveof13July1970shall "beamendedasfollows:
1.Paragraph 1ofArticle2isreplaced "bythefollowing:
BywayofderogationfromArticle1,MemberStatesmayuntil
31December1977maintaintheprovisionsoftheirnationallaws
authorisingtheuseinfoodstuffsofcalciumdisodiumethylene
diaminetetraacetate ,propylgallateandL-ascorbieacidesters
.oftheunbranchedfattyacidsC-.andC^g.-
Article2
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, BytheCouncil
ThePrésident,