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of20February1995

onfoodadditivesotherthancoloursandsweeteners

THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANUNION,

HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,andinparticularArticle100athereof,

HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(1),

HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee(2),

ActinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle189boftheTreaty(3),

HavingregardtotheCouncilDirective89/107/EECof21December1988ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesconcerningfoodadditivesauthorizedforuseinfoodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption(4),andinparticularArticle3(2)thereof,

Whereasdifferencesbetweennationallawsrelatingtopreservatives,antioxidantsandotheradditivesandtheirconditionsofusehinderthefreemovementoffoodstuffs;whereasthismaycreateconditionsofunfaircompetition;

Whereastheprimeconsiderationforanyrulesonthesefoodadditivesandtheirconditionsofuseshouldbetheneedtoprotecttheconsumer;Whereasitisgenerallyrecognizedthatunprocessedfoodstuffsandcertainotherfoodstuffsshouldbefreefromfoodadditives;

Whereas,havingregardtothemostrecentscientificandtoxicologicalinformationonthesesubstances,someofthemaretobepermittedonlyforcertainfoodstuffsandundercertainconditionsofuse;

Whereasitisnecessarytolaydownstrictrulesfortheuseoffoodadditivesininfantformulae,follow-onformulaeandweaningfoods,asreferredtoinCouncilDirective89/398/EECof3May1989ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtofoodstuffsintendedforparticularnutritionaluses(5),andinparticularArticle4(1)(e)thereof;

WhereasthisDirectiveisnotintendedtoaffectrulesrelatingtosweet-enersandcolours;

Whereas,pendingspecificprovisionspursuanttoCouncilDirective91/414/EECof15July1991concerningtheplacingofplantprotectionproductsonthemarket(6),andpursuanttoCouncilDirective90/642/EECof27November1990onthefixingofmaximumlevelsforpesti-cideresiduesinandoncertainproductsofplantorigin,includingfruitandvegetables(7),certainsubstancesbelongingtothiscategoryareprovisionallycoveredbythisDirective;

WhereastheCommissionistoadaptCommunityprovisionstoaccordwiththeruleslaiddowninthisDirective;

(1)OJNoC206,13.8.1992,p.12,andOJNoC189,13.7.1993,p.11.(2)OJNoC108,19.4.1993,p.26.

(3)OpinionoftheEuropeanParliamentof26May1993(OJNoC176,28.6.

1993,p.117),confirmedon2December1993(OJNoC342,20.12.1993),commonpositionoftheCouncilof10March1994(OJNoC172,24.6.1994,p.4)anddecisionoftheEuropeanParliamentof16November1994(OJNoC341,5.12.1994)4

()OJNoL40,11.2.1989,p.27.(5)OJNoL186,30.6.1989,p.27.

(6)OJNoL230,19.8.1991,p.1.DirectiveaslastamendedbyCommission

Regulation(EEC)No3600/92(OJNoL366,15.12.1992,p.10).7

()OJNoL350,14.12.1990,p.71.