Council Directive 76/463/EEC of 4 May 1976 amending for the second time Directive 65/66/EEC laying down specific criteria of purity for the preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 4 May 1976  amending for the second time Directive 65/66/EEC laying down specific criteria of purity for the preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption  (76/463/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 64/54/EEC of 5 November 1963 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (1), as last amended by Directive 76/462/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Directive 65/66/EEC (3), as amended by Directive 67/428/EEC (4), laid down specific criteria of purity for the preservatives listed in the Annex to Directive 64/54/EEC ; whereas that Annex was supplemented by Directive 71/160/EEC which added calcium sulphite to the list of authorized preservatives, by the Act of Accession which added methyl p-hydroxybenzoate and calcium bisulphite, by Directive 74/62/EEC which added formic acid, sodium formate, calcium formate and hexamethylenetetramine, by Directive 74/394/EEC which added thiabendazole and Directive 76/462/EEC which added the sodium derivative of methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, potassium nitrite and potassium propionate;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down specific criteria of purity for the eleven preservatives mentioned above,