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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1994final
Brussels.27November1973
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PROPOSAL FORA
Council'Directiveona10thamendmenttotheDirective onthe
approximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesconcerning
thepreservatives authorizedforuseinfoodstuffs
intendedforhumanconsumption
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0!ï,73)1994final

F-splariatory Memorandum
1.HieAnnex oftheCouncil Directive of5November 1963 ontheapproximation
ofthe laws oftheMember States concerning preservatives authorized for
(1)theuseinfoodstuffs intended forhunan consumption ,v'asamended in
particular "bytheCouncil Directive of30March 1971 provides
forthepresence ofthiabendazole uptoamaximum level cf6mg/kgfor
citrus fruits andupto3mg/kgforbananas *This authorization v?as
given onatemporary "basis bytheDirective of30March 1971 totheend
of1973 toallow more detailed research totake place ontheefficacy of
theadditive ,andhence ,ofthelevel ofusetobedefinitively retained ,
2.During thetrial period which wasfixed andwhich isnowreaching itsend ,
trials have been carried out which have made itclear that inthe case of
citrus fruit aconcentration ofupto10mg/kgisdesirable incertain
cases toobtain amore efficient protection .
TheCommission still has notbeen able tofinish thestudy inquestion ,
andinparticular has notbeen able toconsult theScientific Commission
forfoodstuffs ontheintention toraise theresidual level from 6-10 mg/kg»
Inthese circumstances theComai scion proposes totheCouncil tomaintain
forthetime being thelimit ofuseat6ing/kganddelete thelimitation
inthe time provided inthetext ofthepresent version seeing that there
isnodoubt onthetechnological necessity ofalevel of6mg/kgcfthiaben­
dazole inthe case ofcitrus fruit .
(1)O.J. n°12of27*1,1964
(2)O.J. 1°L87of17,4.1971
(3)Aproposal fora9th .amendment isnowunder examination bytheCouncil

ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveona10thamendmentto
theDirectiveontheappropriation ofthelaxsofthe
MemberStatesconcerningthepreservatives authorized ,for
useinfoodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing ,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle100thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposaloftheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
WhereastheCouncilDirectiveof5November1963ontheapproximation ofthe
lawsoftheMemberStatesconcerningthepreservatives authorizedforuse
1infoodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption xaslastamendedbytheCouncil
(2)Directiveof2bthDecember1972providesfortheuseofthiabendazole
underatemporaryheadingatamaximumlevelperkgoffruitof6mginthe
ca,seofcitrusfruitand3niginthecaseofbananas;
Whereasexperienceintheuseofthiabendazole hasshownthatthemaintenance
oftheselevelsistechnologically justified;
Whereasitmaybesii.itabletechnologically toraisethislevelto10mgin
thecaseofcitrusfruitbutitisnecessarytocompletecertainscientific
andtechnicalinformationbeforeconsidering suchameasure;
Whereasonthecontraryitisfullyjustifiedfortechnological reasonsto
maintainthelevelsatpresentadmittedwithoutlimitationintimewhichin
additiondoesnotconstituteanyriskforthepublichealthhavingregard
tothemostrecentexaminations carriedoutataninternational level,
«*•/•••
(2)1)OJN°12of27,1.1964
2)OJN°L298of31,12.1972

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ILiSADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE ;■
Article1
UndernumberE233ofSection1oftheannextotheCouncilDirective
of5November19^3»paragraph(c)isdeleted.
Article2
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcenotlaterthan1January1974the
necessarylegaloradministrative measurestocomplywiththisDirectiveand
shallforthwithinformtheCommission#
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates*
DoneatBrussels BytheCouncil
ThePresident