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Brussels .2October 1975
PROPOSAL
for aCouncil Directive amending for thethird time Council
Directive No65/66/SECof26January 1965 laying down specific
criteria cfpurity for preservatives authorized foruse in
foodstuffs intended for human consumption .
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COI;(75 )489final .

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ÏÏxplanatory note
1.CouncilDirective 3tf064/54/-^Cof5November1963(l)establishedasingle
listofpreservatives intheCommunityauthorizedforuseinfoodstuffs
intendedforhumanconsumption .TheDirectivealsoprovidesforthelaying
downofcriteriaofpuritywithwhichthesepreservatives mustcomply.
2.ThesecriteriaofpurityweredevelopedandincludedinCouncilDirective
N°65/66/SECof26January19^5(2)modifiedbyCouncilDirectiveN°67/428/EEC
of27.6.1967(3)and(4).
3.ThepresentproposalforDirectiverelatestoadditivesincludedinthe
11thamendment(5)"toDirective64/54/33Contheapproximation ofthelaws
oftheMemberStatesconcerningthepreservatives author!zedin
foodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption ,andshouldbeconsideredas
completingthis11thmodification .
4.Thesubstancesconcernedareasfollows:
–sodiu-nderivativeofmethylp-hydroxybanzoate (E219)
-potassiumni+rite(S249)
-potassiuiapropìodate(potassiumsaltofpropionioacid(ai!283).
••«/•••
(1)OJH012of27.1.1964p.161/64
(2)OJN°22of9.2.1965P.373/55
(3)OJïï°148of11,7.1967p.10
(4)LProposalatCouncil_/
(5)/"proposalatCouncil/

Propo salforaCouncil Directi veamendingfor-_tlie third timeCouncil Directive
..of2.6Jaraar-y 1965layingdcya specific oriterIaofpurity for ■
authorised' foruaeinfoodstuffs intend for }nm?n eonsumptionr
TIE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN C0HKUNITL5S
Having regard totheTreaty oat ^„blishing theEuropean Jcoionic Community ,
Having regard totheCouncil Directive N°64/54/^2E3(l)of5November 1§63 on
theapproximation ofthelaws ofMember States concerning thepreservatives
authorised foruse infoodstuffs intended forhuman consumption ,aslast
amended byCouncil Directive N° (2),andinparticular Article 8
thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theCouncil Directive N°65/65/330(jUlastamended bytheCouncil
Directive N° (4;haslaid down specific criteria ofpurity fortho
preservatives listed intheAnnex totheCouncil Directive IT064/54/3UC ;
whereas that Annex was supplemented bytheCouncil Directive IT0
which added the soduim derivative ofmetKyip-hydroxybenzonte ,potassiun nitrite
andpotassium propionate (potassium salt ofpropionic acid)#
Whereas itisnecessary tolaydown specific criteria ofpurity forthethree
preservatives .:t.». ,
IL.1S AD0PT3D THIS PIRbCïIVIS
(1)OJI\T112of27.1.1964 P.161/64
(2
(3)OJllo2?of09.o2.1965 ,P.373A5
(4)

Article 1
TheAnnextotheCouncilDirectiveN°65/66/SECshall"beamendedasfollowsr
1,Thefollowingspecification shouldbeinsertedbeftfeenN0-"E218andE220.
3219Sodiumderivativeofmethylp~hydrox.ybcr.zoat e
Appearance :
Lie1tingrangeofmethylester
Content
Moisture 2
Sulphatedashwhitehygroscopic powder
Thewhiteprecipitate formedby
acidifyingwithhydrochloric acida
10percentern(weight/volume)aqueous
solutionofth>3sodiumdarivstiva &£yrneth
p«l^clxoj^Ucnio^©fc /uaij(V;littJUS'payeras
indicator)shall,whenwashedwith
water^.nddriedat80°C.for2hours,
.haveameltingrangeof125°-1^S°C.
Hotlessthan99*5%ofCgH^O^liaona
moisturefreebasisaftervacuumdrying
inavdi?i3fiktb»a(sL <.,£LddeeiOQuvtor '••
Notmorethan5»0'/■>(Karl-PisCh^r).
40.0-44*5ii<>°namoisturefreebasis
cvbu:\golxrbioni.u
pH.{•>^í.^iáaxLTítijsn *.án±:jcárbon
dióxixieLifcrcí.Bnwater:pH.v^-tll^i^3^U%ijt2n".iii;:jGa)rT3on Notlessthan9*7&ndnotmorethan10.3
dioxiddifrespjimter : Notmorethan0.1%
Salicylicacid: 'Notmorathan0.1cp
2.Thefollowingspecification shouldbeinnertedbetweenN°E232andN°E250
E249Potassiumr.itrito
Whiteorslightlyyellowdeliquescent
granules
95/Jafterdryingfor4hoursover
silicagel.Appearance :
Contentf'ninc2):
pH(5solutionincarbon ■
dioxide–andammonia-free
water); Notlessthan6.0andnotmorethan9*0

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3«.E283Potassiuro propionate (pntassiuni salt ofpropri onic acid )
appearance : White crystalline powder
Content : Notless than 99>»after drying for
2hours at105° -.
Volatile substances : Notmore than 4,-jdetermined bydrying
for 2hours at105°C .
Water insoluble substances : Wotmore than 0.3 fs
Readily oxidisable substances : Hotrace
Iron : Hotmore than 30mg/'kg.
Article 2
Member States shall ,ifnecessary within aperiod ofoneyear following
notification ofthis Directive ,amend their laws inaccordance with tho
provisions ofthis Directive and shall forthwith inform theCommission thereof .
The laws thus amended shall beapplied insuch awayasto :
–permit trade inproducts complying with theprovisions laid down inthis
Directive asfrom 1January 1977
-prohibit trade inproducts notcomplying with theprovision laid down in
this Directive asfrom IJanuary 1978 .
Article 3
This Directive isaddressed totheMember States
Done at
For the Council
The President