Council Directive 70/358/EEC of 13 July 1970 making a fourth amendment to the Council Directive of 23 October 1962 on the approximation of the rules of the Member States concerning the colouring matters authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 13 July 1970  making a fourth amendment to the Council Directive of 23 October 1962 on the approximation of the rules of the Member States concerning the colouring matters authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption  (70/358/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas, under Article 11 (2) of the Council Directive of 23 October 1962 (1) on the approximation of the rules of the Member States concerning the colouring matters authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption, as last amended by the Council Directive of 20 December 1968 (2) the Commission was authorised, after consulting the Member States, to establish the methods of analysis needed to verify that the criteria of purity which colouring matters must satisfy are in fact satisfied;
Whereas the Commission should be entrusted with the task of determining the procedure for taking samples and the methods for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of colouring matters in and on foodstuffs;
Whereas it is desirable that, for all cases where the Council empowers the Commission to implement rules relating to foodstuffs, a procedure should be provided for establishing close co-operation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs set up by the Council Decision of 13 November 1969 (3);