Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
Date: 1999-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, consumer protection, food additive, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive
95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners

(2000/C 21 E/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(1999) 329 final/2 (cid:151) 1999/0158(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 22 July 1999)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(6) Pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 89/107/EEC the Scientific
Committee on Food,
established under Commission
Decision 97/579/EC (5), has been consulted on the
adoption of provisions liable to have an effect on public
health,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21
December 1988 on the approximation of
the
Member States concerning food additives authorised for use
as
in foodstuffs
amended by European Parliament and Council Directive
94/34/EC (2), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 5(3) thereof,

for human consumption (1),

the laws of

intended

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1) European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC of 20
February 1995 on food additives other than colours and
sweeteners (3), as last amended by Directive 98/72/EC (4),
lays down a list of food additives that may be used in
the Community and their conditions of use.

(2) There have been technical developments in the field of food

additives since the adoption of Directive 95/2/EC.

(3) Directive 95/2/EC should be adapted to take account of

those developments.

(4) According to Article 5(1) of Directive 89/107/EEC, a
Member State may authorise the use of a new food
aditive for a two-year period in its territory.

(5) In accordance with requests from Member States,
should

the
following nationally
be
authorised
approved at Community level: ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose,
propane, butane and isobutane.

additives

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Annexes of Directive 95/2/EC are amended as set out in
the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

the laws, regulations and
1. Member States shall adopt
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 31 August 2000 at
the latest. They shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p.27.
(2) OJ L 237, 10.9.1994, p.1.
(3) OJ L 61, 18.3.1995, p.1.
(4) OJ L 295, 4.11.1998, p.18.

(5) OJ L 237, 28.8.97, p. 18.

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ANNEX

1. In Annex I:

(a) The following additives are inserted in the table:

(cid:145)E 467 Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose

E 949 Hydrogen *(cid:146)

(b) In point 3 of the note, the substance (cid:145)E 949(cid:146) is inserted in the text corresponding to the explanation of symbol *.

2. In Annex II:

The following row is added:

(cid:145)Peeled and cut ready-to-
eat carrots

3. In Annex IV:

E 401 Sodium alginate

quantum satis(cid:146)

(a) The following is added to the row for E 445: Glycerol esters of wood rosin:

(cid:145)Spirit drinks in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 laying down
general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (*)

100 mg/l

Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume

100 mg/l

(*) OJ L 160, 12.6.1989 p. 1.(cid:146)

(b) The following rows are added:

(cid:145)E 650

Zinc acetate

Chewing gum

E 943a

Butane

E 943b

Isobutane

E 944

Propane

Vegetable oil pan spray (for professional
use only)

Water-based emulsion sprays

1 000 mg/kg

quantum satis(cid:146)

4. In Annex V, the first row is replaced by the following:

(cid:145)E 1520

Propan-1,2-diol (propylene glycol)

emulsifiers,

anti-
Colours,
oxidant
enzymes
and
(maximum 1 g/kg in the
foodstuff)(cid:146)