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II
(Preparatory Acts)
COMMISSION
Proposal for a Council Directive amending for the seventeenth time Directive
64/54/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the pre-
servatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 3 December 1981)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,
acceptability of thiabendazole (E 233), the deadline
for its permitted use should be removed;
Whereas natamycin has proved to have technological
advantages in the protection of certain cheeses and
sausages against fungi and to assist in the prevention
of any potential development of mycotoxins;
Whereas the data on the safety of natamycin permit
these restricted food uses and whereas therefore the
substance be added to the list under E 235,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECITVE:
Whereas Council Directive 64/54/EEC (l), as last
amended by Directive 81/214/EEC (2), lays down a
list of preservatives authorized for the protection of
foodstuffs intended for human consumption against
deterioration caused by microorganisms;
Whereas potassium bisulphite has application in wine
production as an alternative to other sulphites already
permitted by the Directive, and therefore should be
added to the list under E 225;
Whereas, without prejudice to future general
Community rules on the surface treatment of fruit, in
order to remove any uncertainty about the
(l) OJ No 12, 27. 1. 1964, p. 161/64.
(') OJ No L 101, 11. 4. 1981, p. 10.
Article 1
The Annex to Directive 64/54/EEC is hereby
amended as follows:
1. The following is inserted between the entries
relating to E 224 and E 226
EEC No
E225
Name
Potassium bi-
sulphite
Conditions of use
2. Under E 233 in the column 'Conditions of use',
paragraph (c) is deleted.
3. The following is inserted between the entries
relating to E 233 and E 236
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EEC No
E235
Name
Natamycin
Conditions of use
For the surface treat-
ment of the rind of
whole, semi-hard or
hard, pressed cheese and
for the casings of saus-
ages requiring maturation
before marketing pro-
vided that the natamycin
will not be present in the
cheese or sausage at the
time of sale at a depth
greater than 5 mm and
that the residues ex-
pressed in relation to the
surface area of the rind
or casing do not exceed
1 mg/dm2
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force not later than 31
December 1982 the laws, regulations or
administrative provisions necessary to comply with
this Directive and shall forthwith inform the
Commission thereof.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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