Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Recast) COM(2008) 154 — 2008/0060 (COD)
Date: 2008-05-29
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: approximation of laws, codification of EU law, food chemistry, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, solvent

30.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 224/87

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on
extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Recast)

COM(2008) 154 — 2008/0060 (COD)

(2008/C 224/20)

On 8 April 2008 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Recast).

Since the Committee endorses the contents of the proposal and has already set out its views on the subject
in its earlier opinions: CES 522/84, adopted on 23.5.1984 (*), CES 633/92, adopted on 26.5.1992 (**), CES
230/94, adopted on 23.2.1994 (***), CES 1385/96, adopted on 27.11.1996 (****), CESE 1599/2003,
adopted on 10.12.2003 (*****), it decided, at its 445th plenary session of 28 and 29 May 2008 (meeting of
29 May 2008), by 85 votes with 4 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text and to refer
to the position it had taken in the above-mentioned documents.

The opinion of the Committee on the regulatory procedure with scrutiny is currently under preparation
[COM(2007) 741 final, COM(2007) 822 final, COM(2007) 824 final and COM(2008) 71 final].

Brussels, 29 May 2008

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

(*) EESC opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on

extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients, OJ C 206 of 6.8.1984, p. 7.

(**) EESC opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive amending for the first time Council Directive 88/344/EEC of
13 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to extraction solvents used in the
production of foodstuffs and food ingredients, OJ C 223 of 31.8.1992, p. 23.

(***) EESC opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending for the second time
Council Directive 88/344, of 13 June 1988, on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients, OJ C 133 of 16.5.1994, p. 21.

(****) EESC opinion on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending for the third time
Council Directive 88/344/CEE on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used
in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients', OJ C 66 of 3.3.1997, p. 3.

(*****) EESC opinion on the 'Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approxima-
tion of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredi-
ents, OJ C 80 of 30.3.2004, p. 45.