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GOMMESîON OFTHEEUROP2ANCOMMUM3ÏB5
COM(75)639 final .
Brussels ,11December 1975
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIV­
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for a5thamendment totheDirective ontheapproximation
ofthe laws oftheMember States concerning the colouring
matters authorized for use infoodstuffs intended for
human consumption
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COi:(75 )639final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Since theadoption ofthepresent Directive ontheapproximation of
thelaws ofMember States concerning the colouring matters authori­
sedforuseinfoodstuffs intended forhuman consumption (l)|there
have been significant developments inmethods forthe to::icological
investigation offood additives and intheevaluation and inter­
pretation ofbiological and clinical information .
Furthermore byvirtue oftheTreaty ofAccession (§)thenewliember
States were enabled toprohibit theuse ofcertain colours onthe
Community list ,inparticular colours IS103,13105,E111,3121,E125
andE126 until 31December 1975 andto
maintain their legislation authorising theuse ofother colours
not ontheCommunity list until 31December 1977 .
2.The Commission asked the advice ofthe Scientific Committee for
Food onthequestions relating both tothe colouring matters listed inthe
Wentioned Directive aswell asthose requested for inclusion a above /Directive asveil asthose requested forinclusion ihthis
Directive .The Committee recommended that asthe data were insuffi­
cient toevaluate toxicologically certain colours these could not
beconsidered acceptable foruse infood .The Commission ispropo­
sing totake appropriate action toimplement this advice .
3.Consequently thecolours listed inparagraph 1andn°E130 ,E15'and
El8lwill bedeleted from theCommunity list from 31December 197^•
If,following research ,"new'elements become known forcertain .
tliiB decision will bereexamined . --v■'-»
(l)Council Directive of23/10/1962 (0JN°115of11/11/6.?.,asmodified
*Dir .25/10/1965 JO178of26/10/1965 ,p.2793/65
-Dir.VlO/1967 J0'63of30/10/1967 ,p.^
-Dir .20/12/1968 JOL309of k/l2/1968,p.24
-Dir .13/07/1970 JOL157of18/07/1970 ,p.36
('!)JOL73of27/03/1972.

Proposal foraCouncil Directive for a5"th amendment tothe
Directive ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
concerning the colouring matters authorised foruse infoodstuffs
intended forhuman consumption .
SHECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity and inparticular Article 100thereof j
Having regard totheproposal ofthe Commission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ;
Whereas theCouncil Directive of23October 196 ".ontheapproximation
oftholaws oftheMember States concerning thecolouring matters
authorised foruseinfoodstuffs intended forhuman consumption (1),
aslast amended bytheCouncil Directive 70/359/EEC (2)provides for
alist ofcolouring matters whose use has tobeauthorised inthe Com­
munity asawhole . •
Whereas since theadoption oftheoriginal Directive there have been
significant developments inmethods forthetoxicological investiga­
tion offood additives andinparticular intheevaluation andinter­
pretation ofbiological and chemical information ,;
Whereas thedata relating tothesafety inuseofcertain colours at ;
present allowed isnolonger adequate tomeet present dayrequirements .
Whereas therefore these colours should nolonger bepermitted foruse
infood .
Whereas itisdesirable togive effect totherequired prohibiting
measures inconditions which protect public health ,but atthesame
time avoid asfaraspossible disruptions ofatechnological andeco­
nomic nature ,
HAS AD0.PTED TEIS DIRECTIVE ,
(1)OJN°115of11/11/62
(:.)OJN°L157Of18/7/70,p.36

Article1
1.AnnexesIandIIIoftheDirectiveof2jOctober196?areamended
asfollows«
Thefollowingcoloursaredeletedwitheffectfrom1January1977i
1(a)E103ChrysoineS
(b)E105FastYellowAB .
(c)E111OrangeGGN
(d)'E121Orchil-orcein
-(e)E125ScarletGN
(f)El?-6Ponceâu6R
(g)E130IndanthreneBlue
(h)E152Black798*4-
(i)ElolBurntUmber
2.2,Foodstuffscontainingoneormoreofthecolouringnatterslisted
.inparagraph1shallnotbemarketedlaterthan1January1978•
Article2
MemberStateswhichareauthorisedtoprohibit,until31December1975j
theuseinfoodstuffsofoneormoreofthecolourslistedinArticle .1
paragraph1maymaintainthisprohibition beyondthisdate.
•Article
MemberStatesshalltake,allmeasuresnecessarytocomplywiththis
DirectiveandthetimelimitsfixedinArticle1an$shallforthwith
informtheCommission thereof.
Article4
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
TheChairman