Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
C 21 E/42 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 1. 2000 Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (2000/C 21 E/08) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(1999) 329 final/2 - 1999/0158(COD) (Submitted by the Commission on 22 July 1999) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (6) Pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 89/107/EEC the Scientific Committee on Food, established under Commission Decision 97/579/EC (5), has been consulted on the adoption of provisions liable to have an effect on public health, Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use as in foodstuffs amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 94/34/EC (2), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 5(3) thereof, for human consumption (1), the laws of intended Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of Committee, the Economic and Social Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty, Whereas: (1) European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (3), as last amended by Directive 98/72/EC (4), lays down a list of food additives that may be used in the Community and their conditions of use. (2) There have been technical developments in the field of food additives since the adoption of Directive 95/2/EC. (3) Directive 95/2/EC should be adapted to take account of those developments. (4) According to Article 5(1) of Directive 89/107/EEC, a Member State may authorise the use of a new food aditive for a two-year period in its territory. (5) In accordance with requests from Member States, should the following nationally be authorised approved at Community level: ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, propane, butane and isobutane. additives HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The Annexes of Directive 95/2/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. Article 2 the laws, regulations and 1. Member States shall adopt administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 August 2000 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. 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. (1) OJ L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 27. (2) OJ L 237, 10. 9. 1994, p. 1. (3) OJ L 61, 18. 3. 1995, p. 1. (4) OJ L 295, 4. 11. 1998, p. 18. (5) OJ L 237, 28. 8. 97, p. 18. 25. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 21 E/43 ANNEX 1. In Annex I: (a) The following additives are inserted in the table: E 467 Ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose E 949 Hydrogen *í (b) In point 3 of the note, the substance E 949í is inserted in the text corresponding to the explanation of symbol *. 2. In Annex II: The following row is added: Peeled and cut ready-to- eat carrots 3. In Annex IV: E 401 Sodium alginate quantum satisí (a) The following is added to the row for E 445: Glycerol esters of wood rosin: Spirit drinks in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (*) 100 mg/l Spirit drinks containing less than 15 % alcohol by volume 100 mg/l (*) OJ L 160, 12. 6. 1989 p. 1. í (b) The following rows are added: E 650 Zinc acetate Chewing gum E 943a Butane E 943b Isobutane E 944 Propane Vegetable oil pan spray (for professional use only) Water-based emulsion sprays 1 000 mg/kg quantum satisí 4. In Annex V, the first row is replaced by the following: E 1520 Propan-1,2-diol (propylene glycol) emulsifiers, anti- Colours, oxidant enzymes and (maximum 1 g/kg in the foodstuff)í