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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(72)1589final
Brussels,13december1972
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Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
makinganeighthamendmenttotheDirectiveon
theapproximation ofthelawsoftheMember
Statesconcerningthepreservatives authorized
foruseinfoodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption
(submittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(72)1589final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMV '
1.TheCommission isnowinaposition torecommend theuseunder certain
conditions within thewhole oftheCommunity offormic acid and some
ofitssalts ,ofhexamethylenetetramine andofboric acid andborax .
Itwill therefore soon submit totheCouncil aproposal fora
Directive ,relating totheinclusion ofthese substances intheAnnex .
totheCouncil Directive of5November 1963 ontheapproximation of
thelaws oftheMember States concerning thepreservatives authorized
foruseinfoodstuffs intended forhuman consumption (l).
2.TheCommission is,however ,aware ofthefact that compliance with the
procedure laid down intheTreaty fortheadoption ofthis proposal
will entail some delay andthat consequently itwill notbepossible
totake thefinal decision before theendoftheyear .But ,byvirtue
oftheCouncil Directive of20December 1971 »(2)theMember States
must ,asfrom 1January 1973 ,prohibit alltrade infoodstuffs which
have been treated with anyofthesubstances under consideration .This
date must therefore bedeferred inrespect ofthepreservatives
referred toabove ,andapostponement accordingly ofoneyear would
seem appropriate .
3.Inthecase oforgano –borated compounds ,theuseofwhich isalso
authorized under national laws until 1January 1973 1extension ofthe
time limit setbytheDirective of20December 1971 isnotwarranted .
Indeed ,inthelight oftheavailable information onthese compounds ,
there canbenojustification foradeclaration bytheCommission in
favour oftheir use .Their usewill therefore beprohibited after the
endofthis year .
(1)OJNo12,27January 19^4 >p«161/64
(2)OJNoL2,4January 1972 ,p.22

Proposal foraCouncil Directive making an
eighth amendment totheDirective onthe
approximation ofthe .laws oftheMember
States concerning theperservatives t
authorized ,foruse infoodstuffs intended
forhuman consumption
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 100thereof i "'
i i
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,under Article 5a)andArticle 112)oftheCouncil Directive of
5November 1963 ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
concerning thepreservatives authorized foruseinfoodstuffs intended for
human consumption (l),aslast amended bytheCouncil Directive of20
December 1971 (2),theMember States must prohibit theuseofcertain -
preservatives andtheprohibition must take effect on1January 1973 •
Whereas theCommission hasrecently submitted aproposal foraDirective
relating totheauthorization oftheusethroughout theCommunity offormic
acid and itssalts ,ofhexamethylenetetramine andofboric acid andits
salts ;whereas adecision cannot however betaken before 1January 1973
and itistherefore necessary ,inthecase ofthese preservatives ,todefer
theapplication oftheprohibition forafurther year :
(1)0JNo12,27January 1964 ,p.161/64
(2)0JNoL2,4January 1972 »p.22

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : '
Article 1
Article 112)oftheCouncil Directive of5November 19^3 on "the
approximation ofthelaws oftheMember States concerning thepreservatives
authorized foruse infoodstuffs intended forhuman consumption ,aslast
amended bytheCouncil Directive of20December 1971 »isamended bydeleting
the second sentence andsubstituting therefor thefollowing :
"However ,inthecase offormic acid and itssalts ,boric acid and its
salts andhexamethylenetetramine ,application oftheamended laws majrbe
deferred until 1January 1974 "*
Article 2
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil ,
The President