31.5.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 146/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2001/30/EC of 2 May 2001 amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (!), as amended by Directive 94/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (%) and in particular Article 3(3)(a) thereof, After consulting Scientific Committee on Food, Whereas: (1) It is necessary to establish purity criteria for all additives other than colours and sweeteners mentioned in Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (?), as last amended by Directive 2001/5/EC (¥). (2) Commission Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (°), as last amended by Directive 2000/63/EC () set out purity criteria for a number of food additives. This Directive should now be completed with purity criteria for the remaining food additives mentioned in Directive 95/2[EC. (3) It is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for additives as set out in the Codex Alimentarius as drafted by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). (4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs, () O] L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 27. () O] L 237, 10.9.1994, p. 1. () O] L 61, 18.3.1995, p. 1. () O] L 55, 24.2.2001, p. 59. () O] L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1. () O] L 227, 30.10.2000, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 96/77/EC is hereby amended as follows: In the Annex, the text of the Annex to this Directive shall be added. Article 2 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 June 2002 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 2. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 3. Products put on the market or labelled before 1 June 2002 which do not comply with this Directive may be marketed until stocks are exhausted. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 May 2001. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission