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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77 )609final .
Brussels.18November 1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingforthesixthtimetheCouncilDirective
of23October1962ontheapproximation oftherulesofthe
MemberStatesconcerningthecolouringmattersauthorized ,forusein
foodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COK(77 )609final.

EXPLANATORY I-70T5
Thepresentproposalimplementstherequirements oftheTreatyofAccession
ofDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,toexaminethepossibilityof
includingcertaincolouringmattersintheDirective,andalsotoacton
requestsfromMemberStatestomodifytheDirectiveinotherrespects.
Thisproposalhas"beenmadeafterseekingtheadviceoftheScientific
CommitteeforPoodontheaspectsofthesubjectwhichrelatetopublic
health.

ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingforthesixthtimetheCouncil
Directiveof23October1962ontheapproximation oftherulesofthe
MemberStatesconcerningthecolouringmattersauthorizedforusein
foodstuffsintended .forhumanconsumption.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereastheCouncilDirectiveof23October1962ontheapproximation
oftherulesoftheMemberStatesconcerningthecolouringmatters
authorizedforuseinfoodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption ,as
lastamendedbyDirective76/399/EEC,laysdownacommonlistofcolouring
matters;
Wherasfromatechnological pointofviewtheusefulnessoftitanium
dioxide(E17l)»ironoxidesandironhydroxides(E172)notonlyfor
surfacebutalsomasscolouringhasbeendemonstrated atCommunitylevel;
Whereasriboflavin-5-phosphatehastechnological advantagesincertain
circumstances overriboflavin(ElOl),alre'adyincludedinAnnexIoftheDirective;
Whereashavingregardtothemostrecentscientificandtoxicological
informationitispossibletoauthorizewithintheCommunitytheuse
ofthesubstancesreferredtoabove;
OJNo.115,11November1962,p.2645/2662
20JNo.L108,26April1976,p.19

Whereas Annex VII ,Chapter IX.l oftheAct ofAccession permits Denmark ,
Ireland andtheUnited Kingdom ,uptoandincluding 31December 1977 ,
tomaintain inforce theprovisions oftheir national laws permitting
theuse infoodstuffs ofcertain colouring matters and substances used
fordiluting anddissolving colouring matters ,notappearing onthe
common list ;
Whereas the scientific research oncertain ofthese has notyet "been
completed andtherefore itisnotpossible totake afinal decision on
whether ornottheuse ofBrilliant Blue PCF ,Brotm FK,Chocolate Brown KT ,
Red 2GandYellow 2G,r>ndthe substances listed inthe Act ofAccession
fordiluting ordissolving colouring matters ,should beauthorized within
the Community ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Article 2oftheDirective of23October 1962 ishereby amended toread as
follows :
"1.Byway ofderogation from Article 1Member States may authorize the
use infoodstuffs ofthe substances listed inAnnex II.
2.Within "three years following notification ofthis Directive ,the
Commission shall re–examine thederogations inparagraph 1andshall
propose ,anyiiecessaiy amendments totheCouncil#
Article 2
Annex 1oftheDirective of23October 1962 isamended asfollows :
1,Thefollowing shall "beinserted "between NoE105andE110 :
Colour EEC No Common Name Schultz CI DPG Chemical Formula
orDescription
Yellovr E106 riboflavin –5–
phosphatephosphate ester
ofriboflavin
2.Theindents referring toE171 andE172 shall betransferred from Part
IItoPart Iand'inserted after E163«
30JNo.L73,27March 1972

Article3
AnnexIIof"theDirectiveof23October1962isreplacedbythefollowing:
(a)Colouringmattersfor"bothmassand.surfacecolouring
CommonNaxne Schultz CIDFGChemicalFormulaorDescription
BrilliantBluePCP
i
i770
I
I42,090disodiumsaltof44*-(N–ethyl–
p–salphobenzyl–amino)–pheny1–
(2–sulphoniphenyl)-methylenc)-
(1–(N–ethyl–N–sulphobenzyl)–
2,5--)cyclohexadieneimine)
Λ
BrownFK amixtureconsistingessentially
ofthedisodiumsaltof1,3–
diamino–4-(p-sulfophenylazo)
benzeneandthesodiumsaltof
2,4^diamino–5–(p–sulfophenylazo)
toluene
Chocolate Brown .HT 20,285
(671)
Idisodiumsaltof4,4-/12,4-dihydroxy–5(hydroxymethyl)–m–
phenylene/bis(AZO)di–1–
naphthalene sulphonicacid
Red2G 4018,050 disodiurnsaltofacetaraino–5
hydroxy–4(phenylazo)–3
naphthalene–2,7disulphonic
acid
Yellow2G 18,965 disodiumsaltof1–(2,5-dichloro–
4–sulphopheny1–5–hydroxy–3-methyl–
4^-p–sulphophenylaz opyrazole
(b).substancesfordilutingordissolvingcolouringmatters:
Ethylacetate
Diethylether
Glycerolmonoacetate
Glyceroldiacetate
Glyceroltriacetate
Isopropylalcohol
Propyleneglycol
Aceticacid
Sodiumhydroxide
Ammoniumhydroxide

Article4
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcenotlaterthanoneyearafter
notificationofthisDirectivethelaws,regulationsoradministrative
provisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectiveandshallforwith
informtheCommissionthereof.'
Article5
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, .FortheCouncil,
ThePresident,