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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)304 final
Brussels-4July1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingforthefirsttimeDirective74/329/EEC«
ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMember
Statesrelatingtoemulsifiers,stabilizers,
thickeners anggellingagentsforuseinfoodstuffs
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0MC77)304final

Explanatory note
TheCouncil Directive (74/329/EEC)of18June 1974 ontheapproximation of
the laws oftheMember States relating toemulsifiers ,stabilizers ,
thickeners andgelling agents foruse infoodstuffs (1),lays down a
single list ofsuch substances which maybeauthorized bytheMember
States forthe treatment offoodstuffs .
TheCommission haselaborated criteria ofpurity forthese substances and
ithasbecome evident that some substances ,nominally permitted bythe
Directive arenolonger commercially available .Ithasalso become
apparent that there arecertain uncertainties inthetext oftheAnnex 1
totheDirective .Inmost cases these unoertaint i®which arerectified
bythepresent proposal relate tothenon-equivalence ofthetexts inthe
various languages oftheCommunity .
Inthespecific case ofthesubstance known asamixed tartaric /acetic
ester ofmono -anddi-glycerides offatty acids which itcould be
expected should beunder E472,lack ofclarity inthetexts has ledto
differing applications oftheDirective intheMember States .
The Commission has asked the advice ofthe Scientific Committee for Food
which hasstated that there isnoobjection tothe inclusion ofthis
product under E472with other similar products forwhich technological
need hasbeen shown .Thepurpose ofthe relevant part ofthepresent
proposal istoclearly show that this product ispermitted bylisting it
asE472 (f>.TheCommission hasalso taken theopportunity ofstudying
thenecessity oflisting separately amidated andnon-amidated pectins
(E440).The Scientific Committee for Food has advised that there isa
toxicological reason forseparating these two items .
Itisclear that amidated pectin ischemically different tothenon
amidated form andtheCommission therefore proposes aseparate subsection
ofnumber E440 .
./.
(1)OJN°L189,12/7/74,p.1

Th# Commission hasbeen informed that theproducers ofthe substance known
asfurcelleran E408nowmarket aproduct which iscovered bythe specifi­
cation forcarrageenan (E407).Thepurity criteria forcarrageenan tobe
submitted bytheCommission tothe Council have been examined bythe
Scientific Committee for Food which sawnoreason tosuspect thematerials
covered bythepurity criteria developed bytheCommission ,providing
attention waspaid tothe levels oflowmolecular weight carrageenan .
Under thesection forpolyphosphates (E450 )all theproducts known tobe
commercially available have been listed ,andthenumbering oftheannex
hasbeen modified accordingly .
Tamarind seed flour (E411),and stearoyl -2-lacty licacid (E480 )have been
deleted asthey arenolonger commercially available assuch .TheCommission has
been informed that ethy Icel lulose (E462 )hasnotechnical use infood asanemul­
sifier ,stabiliser ,thickener orgelling agent .This does notprejudice itsuse
under adifferent category . -
The substances sold under thedesignations carrageenan (E407/E408 )and
Pectin (E440)are "standardised "inpractice with sugar .This standardi­
sation isnecessary toallow aproduct ofconstant gelling power tobe
supplied totheuser .The quantity tobeadded depends onthepower of
thesubstance -which may vary according tosource ,both substances being
naturally derived .Thetexts ofArticles 6and 8have been modified to
allow forthis procedure providing theproducts ,when marketed ,are
labelled with the information .
Atthe same time the Commission has modified the Annex tomake itclear
that intheapplying theprovisions ofArticle 8.1 (b)together with those
ofAnnex 11tisnotthe intention that every synonym has tobelisted on
aparticular package .

Proposal foraCouncil Directive amending forthefirst time Directive
74/329/EEContheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States relating
toemulsifiers ,stabilizers ,thickeners andgelling agents forusein
foodstuffs
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the .European Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 100thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (1),
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee (2),
Whereas Annex 1ofCouncil Directive 74/329/EECof18June 1974 (3)lays
down a.single list ofemulsifiers ,stabilizers ,thickeners andgelling
agents foruse infoodstuffs which may beauthorized intheMember States ;
Whereas itappears that thepresentation ofcertain provisions ofAnnex 1
ofthesaid Directive maygive rise toconflicting interpretations andthat
these provisions should therefore beworded more accurately ;
Whereas ,inparticular ,having regard tothemost recent scientific
information onthe safety ofthemixed acetic-tartaric ester ofmono -and
diglycerides offood fatty acids ,itsauthorization canbeconfirmed by
including itexpressly asE472 <f);
Whereas thereference topolyphosphates (E450 )intheaforementioned
Annex 1needs more precise wording totake account ofcommercial practice ;
Whereas thepurity criteria forcarrageenenan (E407 )arealso applicable to
the substance furcelleran (E408 )and whereas therefore indent E408 isnot
now necessary ;
Whereas tamarind seed flour (E411 )andstearoyl -2-lactylic acid (E480 )
arenolonger commercially available foruse infoodstuffs ;
Whereas ethyl cellulose (E462)hasnotechnical function asanemulsifier ,
stabitiser ,thickener orgelling agent ,andcantherefore bedeleted from
Directive 74/329/EEC ;
Whereas thedeclaration ofthepercentage sugar used forstandardisation of
carrageenan (E407)andpectin (E440)isnotpractical andwhereasthe sugars
used defined inCouncil Directive 73/437/EECofDecember 1973 oncertain
sugars intended forhuman consumption ;-*•. " •- -
Whereas totake account of .theabove-mentioned itismore convenient to
re-draft Annex 1entirely , .
(1)0J
(2)0J' • ' .- ';
C3)0JN°L189,12/7/1974 ,p.1
(4)0JN°L356,27/12/73,d.71f ■ ; ;(

HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Article6ofDirective 74/329/EECisamendedtoreadasfollows:
"3.MemberStatesshallalsoprovidethatthesubstances listedinAnnexI
underthenumbers E407andE440mayforthepurposesofstandardiza­
tioncontainoneormoresugarsasdefinedinDirective 73/437/EEC."
Article 2
Article8isamendedasfollows:
-paragraph 1(b)isreplacedbythefollowing :
"(b)thenumberandnameofthesubstance asgiveninAnnexI,qualifiedin
thecaseofsubstances towhichsugarshavebeenaddedforstandardi­
sationinaccordance with-Article6.3byaddingtothenamethe
statementstandardised withsugar".
-paragraph 1(d)isreplacedbythefollowing :
"(d)inthecaseofsubstances listedinAnnexIwhetherornotstandardised
withsugarsinaccordancewitharticle .6.3/whenmixedwitheachother,
withotheradditives andwhererelevantwithsubstances inwhichsuch
otheradditives canbedissolved ordiluted:
-thenumberorthenameofthesubstanceasgiveninAnnex1,qualified
asnecessaryinaccordancewithparagraph 1(b);
.-thenameofeachotheradditive andwhererelevantthesubstances in
whichsuchadditives canbedissolvedordiluted;
-thepercentageofeachcomponent wherethisrequirement islaiddownin
provisionsrelatingtoothercategoriesofadditives;
~thefollowingsentenceisaddedtothefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph 2:
"Inthecaseofsubstancestowhichsugarshavebeenaddedinaccordance
withArticle6.3/thispercentage incorporates thesugarusedforstan­
dardisation".
Article3
Annex1ofDirective74/329/EECisreplacedbytheAnnextothepresent
Directive.

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Article A
Member States shall make anyamendments totheir laws necessary tocomply
with theDirective within oneyear ofitsnotification andshall forthwith
inform theCommission thereof .The laws thus amended shall bebrought into
force not later than twoyears after such notification .
Article 5
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil ,
ThePresident ,

'ANNEXI
Emulsifiers,stabilizers,thickeners andgellingagentswhichmaybeusedin
foodstuffs
EECN° Designation Conditions of
use
E322Lecithins
E339Sodiumorthophosphates ,orsodiumsaltsof
orthophosphoric acid
E340Potassiumorthophosphates ,orpotassiumsalts
oforthophosphoric acid«
E341Calciumorthophosphates orcalciumsaltsof
orthophosphoric acid
ι
E400Alginicacid
E401Sodiumalginate
ι
E402ι ;Potassiumalginate
; · ι
E403; i
Ammoniumalginate I
E404Calciumalginate
E
E405
406air^fr?atee,e9yco'"a'-9inateorpropane-1,2-dicl
Agar
E407Carrageenan orcarrageen
E410Locustbeangumorcarobgum
E412Guargumorguarflour
E413Tragacanth
E414Acaciaorgumarable
E420Sorbitol
E421Manmtol
E422Glycerol
E440(a)Pectin
E440(b)AmidatedPectin
E450r
i
i(a)(.-»}diSodiumdihydrogen diphosphate
*~(ii)triSodiumdiphosphate
(lii)tetraSodium diphosphate
(iv)tetraPotassium diphosphate
E450(b)(i)pentaSodium triphosphate
(ii)pentaPotassium triphosphate
E450(c>(i)sodiumpolyphosphate s
(ii)potassiumpolyphosphate s
(note'polyphosphates E450(c)mustnotcontain
more'than8Xofcycliccompounds)
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EEC N° Designation Conditions ofuse
E460 Microcrystalline cellulose
l
E461 MethylcelluloseI
I
E463 Hydroxypropylcellulose !
E464 Hydroxypropy Imethylcel lulose
E465 Ethylmethylcellulose ,ormethylethylcellulose
E466 Carboxymethylcellulose ,orsodium
carboxymethy Icellulose
(note :partial sodium salt ofcarboxymethyl
eellulose )
E470
iSodium ,,potassium andcalcium salts offatty
acids (note :these salts being obtained
either from edible fats oroils ,or
distilled food fatty acids )Exclusively in
the manufacture
of"Dutch "type
rusks uptoa
level singly
orincombina­
tion ofnot more
than 1.5 %of
flour used
E471 Mono-and diglycerides offatty acids
(note :fatty acids arederived from food
fats )
E472a Acetic acid ester ofmono -anddiglycerides
offatty acids
E472b Lactic acid ester ofmono -anddiglycerides
offatty acids
E472c Citric acid ester ofmono -anddiglycerides
offatty acids
E472d Tartaric acid ester ofmono -anddiglycerides
offatty acids
E472c Mono -and diacety Itartaric acid ester of
mono -anddiglycerides offatty acids
E472f Mixed acetic /tartaric acid ester ofmono-
anddiglycerides offatty acids
E
E473
474Sucrose esters offatty acids (note :esters
ofsucrose andfood fatty acids )
SucroglyceridesThese substances
may not beused
inbread unless
permitted under
national law
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EEC N° Designation Conditions ofuse
E475
E477
E481
E482
E483Polyglycerol esters offatty acids
Mono -anddi-esters ofpropylene
glycol with fatty acids orpropane -
1,2-diol esters offatty acids
(note :only -1,2-isomer isintended
mono -anddi-esters may beused singly
orincombination with food fatty
acids )
Sodium stearoyl -2-lactylate
Calcium stearoyl -2-lactylate
Stearyl tartrateThese substances may
not beused inbread
unless permitted
under national law *
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