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▼B(b)productscontainingpectinandderivedfromdriedapplepomaceor
peelofcitrusfruits,orfromamixtureofboth,bytheactionofdiluteacidfollowedbypartialneutralizationwithsodiumorpotas-siumsalts(‘liquidpectin’);(c)chewinggumbases;
(d)whiteoryellowdextrin,roastedordextrinatedstarch,starchmodi-fiedbyacidoralkalitreatment,bleachedstarch,physicallymodifiedstarchandstarchtreatedbyamyloliticenzymes;(e)ammoniumchloride;
(f)bloodplasma,ediblegelatin,proteinhydrolysatesandtheirsalts,milkproteinandgluten;(g)aminoacidsandtheirsaltsotherthanglutamicacid,glycine,
cysteineandcystineandtheirsaltsandhavingnoadditivefunction;(h)caseinatesandcasein;(i)inulin.
Article2
▼M21.OnlysubstanceslistedinAnnexesI,III,IVandVmaybeusedinfoodstuffsforthepurposesmentionedinArticle1(3)andArticle1(4),2.FoodadditiveslistedinAnnexIarepermittedinfoodstuffs,forthepurposesmentionedinArticle1(3)andArticle1(4),withtheexceptionofthosefoodstuffslistedinAnnexII,followingthe‘quantumsatis’principle,
▼B3.Exceptwherespecificallyprovidedfor,paragraph2doesnotapplyto:(a)—
———
▼M2unprocessedfoodstuffs,
honeyasdefinedinDirective74/409/EEC(1)
non-emulsifiedoilsandfatsofanimalorvegetableorigin,butter,
—pasteurisedandsterilised(includingUHT)milk(includingplain,skimmedandsemi-skimmed)andplainpasteurisedcream,—unflavoured,livefermentedmilkproducts,
—naturalmineralwaterasdefinedinDirective80/777/EEC(2)andspringwater,
—coffee(excludingflavouredinstantcoffee)andcoffeeextracts,—unflavouredleaftea,
—sugarsasdefinedinDirective73/437/EEC(3),
—drypasta,excludinggluten-freeand/orpastaintendedforhypo-proteicdiets,inaccordancewithDirective89/398/EEC,—naturalunflavouredbuttermilk(excludingsterilizedbuttermilk).WithinthemeaningofthisDirective,theterm‘unprocessed’meansnothavingundergoneanytreatmentresultinginasubstantialchangeintheoriginalstateofthefoodstuffs;however,thefood-stuffsmayhavebeen,forexample,divided,parted,severed,boned,minced,skinned,pared,peeled,ground,cut,cleaned,trimmed,deep-frozenorfrozen,chilled,milledorhusked,packedorunpacked;
▼B▼M2▼B(1)OJNoL211,12.8.1974,p.10.(2)OJNoL229,30.8.1980,p.1.(3)OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.71.
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▼B(b)foodsforinfantsandyoungchildrenasreferredtoinDirective89/
398/EEC,includingfoodsforinfantsandyoungchildrennotingoodhealth;thesefoodstuffsaresubjecttotheprovisionsofAnnexVI;(c)thefoodstuffslistedinAnnexII,whichmaycontainonlythose
additivesreferredtointhatAnnexandthoseadditivesreferredtoinAnnexesIIIandIVundertheconditionsspecifiedtherein.4.AdditiveslistedinAnnexesIIIandIVmayonlybeusedinthefoodstuffsreferredtointhoseAnnexesandundertheconditionsspeci-fiedtherein.
5.OnlythoseadditiveslistedinAnnexVmaybeusedascarriersorcarriersolventsforfoodadditivesandmustbeusedunderthecondi-tionsspecifiedtherein.
6.TheprovisionsofthisDirectiveshallalsoapplytothecorre-spondingfoodstuffsintendedforparticularnutritionalusesinaccordancewithDirective89/398/EEC.
7.MaximumlevelsindicatedintheAnnexesrefertofoodstuffsasmarketed,unlessotherwisestated.
8.IntheAnnexestothisDirective,‘quantumsatis’meansthatnomaximumlevelisspecified.However,additivesshallbeusedinaccor-dancewithgoodmanufacturingpractice,atalevelnothigherthanisnecessarytoachievetheintendedpurposeandprovidedthattheydonotmisleadtheconsumer.
Article3
▼M61.
Thepresenceofafoodadditiveispermissible:
(a)inacompoundfoodstuffotherthanonementionedinArticle2(3),
totheextenttowhichthefoodadditiveispermittedinoneoftheingredientsofthecompoundfoodstuff;(b)inafoodstuffwhereaflavouringhasbeenadded,totheextentto
whichthefoodadditiveispermittedintheflavouringincompli-ancewiththisDirectiveandhasbeencarriedovertothefoodstuffviatheflavouring,providedthefoodadditivehasnotechnologicalfunctioninthefinalfoodstuff;or(c)ifthefoodstuffisdestinedtobeusedsolelyinthepreparationofa
compoundfoodstuffandtoanextentsuchthatthecompoundfood-stuffconformstotheprovisionsofthisDirective.
▼B2.Paragraph1doesnotapplytoinfantformulae,follow-onformulaeandweaningfoods,asreferredtoinDirective89/398/EEC,exceptwherespeciallyprovidedfor.
▼M63.Thelevelofadditivesinflavouringsshallbelimitedtotheminimumnecessarytoguaranteethesafetyandqualityofflavouringsandtofacilitatetheirstorage.Furthermore,thepresenceofadditivesinflavouringsmustnotmisleadconsumersorpresentahazardtotheirhealth.Ifthepresenceofanadditiveinafoodstuff,asaconsequenceofaddingflavourings,hasatechnologicalfunctioninthefoodstuff,itshallbeconsideredasanadditiveofthefoodstuffandnotasanaddi-tiveoftheflavouring.
▼BArticle4
ThisDirectiveshallapplywithoutprejudicetospecificDirectivespermittingadditiveslistedintheAnnexestobeusedassweetenersorcolours.
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▼BArticle5
Wherenecessary,itmaybedecidedbytheprocedurelaiddowninArticle6ofthisDirective:
—whetheraparticularfoodstuffnotcategorizedatthemomentthisDirectivewasadoptedbelongstoacategoryoffoodstuffsreferredtoinArticle2orinoneoftheAnnexes,or
—whetherafoodadditivelistedintheAnnexesandauthorizedat‘quantumsatis’isusedinaccordancewiththecriteriareferredtoinArticle2,or
—whetherasubstanceisafoodadditivewithinthemeaningofArticle1.
▼M5Article6
1.TheCommissionshallbeassistedbytheStandingCommitteeontheFoodChainandAnimalHealth,setupbyArticle58ofRegulation(EC)No178/2002(1),hereinafterreferredtoas‘theCommittee’.2.WherereferenceismadetothisArticle,Articles5and7ofDeci-sion1999/468/EC(2)shallapply,havingregardtotheprovisionsofArticle8thereof.
TheperiodlaiddowninArticle5(6)ofDecision1999/468/ECshallbesetatthreemonths.3.
▼BArticle7
MemberStatesshall,withinthreeyearsoftheentryintoforceofthisDirective,establishsystemstomonitortheconsumptionanduseoffoodadditivesandreporttheirfindingstotheCommission.
TheCommissionshallreporttotheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilwithinfiveyearsoftheentryintoforceofthisDirectiveonthechangeswhichhavetakenplaceinthefoodadditivesmarket,thelevelsofuseandconsumption.
Inaccordancewiththegeneralcriteriainpoint4ofAnnexIItoDirec-tive89/107/EEC,withinfiveyearsoftheentryintoforceofthisDirective,theCommissionshallreviewtheconditionsofusereferredtointhisDirective,andproposeamendmentswherenecessary.
Article8
1.Directives64/54/EEC,70/357/EEC,74/329/EECand83/463/EECareherebyrepealed.
2.ReferencestotheserepealedDirectivesandtothepuritycriteriaforcertainfoodadditivesreferredtointhemshallhenceforthbeconstruedasreferencestothisDirective.
Article9
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulationsandadmin-istrativeprovisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectivenotlaterthan25September1996inorderto:
—allow,by25September1996atthelatest,tradeinanduseofproductsconformingtothisDirective,
—prohibitby25March1997atthelatest,tradeinanduseofproductsnotconformingtothisDirective;productsputonthemarketor
TheCommitteeshalladoptitsrulesofprocedure.
(1)OJL31,1.2.2002,p.1.
(2)CouncilDecision1999/468/ECof28June1999layingdowntheprocedures
fortheexerciseofimplementingpowersconferredontheCommission(OJL184,17.7.1999,p.23).
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▼BlabelledbeforethatdatewhichdonotcomplywiththisDirectivemay,however,bemarketeduntilstocksareexhausted.TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
WhenMemberStatesadoptthesemeasures,theyshallcontainarefer-encetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccompaniedbysuchreferenceontheoccasionoftheirofficialpublication.ThemethodsofmakingsuchreferenceshallbelaiddownbytheMemberStates.
Article10
ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceontheseventhdayfollowingthatofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Article11
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
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▼BANNEXI
FOODADDITIVESGENERALLYPERMITTEDFORUSEINFOODSTUFFSNOT
REFERREDTOINARTICLE2(3)Note1.
SubstancesonthislistmaybeaddedtoallfoodstuffswiththeexceptionofthosereferredtoinArticle2(3)followingthequantumsatisprinciple.
ThesubstanceslistedundernumbersE407,E407aandE440maybestandardisedwithsugars,onconditionthatthisisstatedinadditiontothenumberanddesignation.Explanationofsymbolsused:
*ThesubstancesE290,E938,E939,E941,E942,E948and?M3E949?mayalsobeusedinthefoodstuffsreferredtoinArticle2(3).#ThesubstancesE410,E412,E415andE417maynotbeusedtoproducedehydratedfood-stuffsintendedtorehydrateoningestion.
▼M6▼B2.
3.
ENoName
▼M6▼BE170E260E261E262
CalciumcarbonateAceticacidPotassiumacetate
Sodiumacetatesi)Sodiumacetate
ii)Sodiumhydrogenacetate(sodiumdiacetate)CalciumacetateLacticacidCarbondioxide*MalicacidAscorbicacidSodiumascorbateCalciumascorbate
Fattyacidestersofascorbicacidi)Ascorbylpalmitateii)AscorbylstearateTocopherol-richextractAlpha-tocopherolGamma-tocopherolDelta-tocopherolLecithinsSodiumlactatePotassiumlactateCalciumlactateCitricacid
Sodiumcitrates
i)Monosodiumcitrateii)Disodiumcitrateiii)TrisodiumcitratePotassiumcitrates
i)Monopotassiumcitrateii)TripotassiumcitrateCalciumcitrates
i)Monocalciumcitrate
E263E270E290E296E300E301E302E304
E306E307E308E309E322E325E326E327E330E331
E332
E333