Council Directive 78/663/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 25 July 1978  laying down specific criteria of purity for emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs  (78/663/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 74/329/EEC of 18 June 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Directive 78/612/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas under Article 6 of Directive 74/329/EEC emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents must satisfy specific criteria of purity established in accordance with Article 7 (1) of that Directive,