Commission Directive 91/72/EEC of 16 January 1991 amending Council Directive 79/112/EEC in respect of the designation of flavourings in the list of ingredients on the labels of foodstuffs

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  of 16 January 1991  amending Council Directive 79/112/EEC in respect of the designation of flavourings in the list of ingredients on the labels of foodstuffs  (91/72/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer, (1) as last amended by  Directive 89/395/EEC (2), and in particular the third indent of Article 6 (5) (b) thereof,
Whereas differences in national laws on the manner of designating flavourings among the ingredients listed on the labels of foodstuffs may impede free trade in these products and create unequal conditions of competition;
Whereas any provisions on the labelling of foodstuffs must be geared to the requirements of consumer information and protection;
Whereas the term 'natural' or any other word having substantially the same meaning should therefore be protected;
Whereas these terms have been defined in Article 9 (2) of Council Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production (3);
Whereas it has become necessary to extend this definition to the labelling of foodstuffs;
Whereas in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Directive 79/112/EEC a draft of the measures to be taken was submitted to the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs which was unable to express an opinion; whereas under the same  procedure, the Commission consequently submitted to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken;
Whereas since the Council had not adopted any measures by the end of the three months it was given, the Commission must adopt the proposed measures,