Annexes to COM(2008)154 - Approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (Recast) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2008)154 - Approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ... |
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| document | COM(2008)154  |
| date | June 26, 2009 |
(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
(6) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.
ANNEX I
EXTRACTION SOLVENTS WHICH MAY BE USED DURING THE PROCESSING OF RAW MATERIALS, OF FOODSTUFFS, OF FOOD COMPONENTS OR OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
PART I
Extraction solvents to be used in compliance with good manufacturing practice for all uses (1)
Name:
Propane
Butane
Ethyl acetate
Ethanol
Carbon dioxide
Acetone (2)
Nitrous oxide
PART II
Extraction solvents for which conditions of use are specified
| Name | Conditions of use (summary description of extraction) | Maximum residue limits in the extracted foodstuff or food ingredient |
| Hexane (3) | Production or fractionation of fats and oils and production of cocoa butter | 1 mg/kg in the fat or oil or cocoa butter |
| Preparation of defatted protein products and defatted flours | 10 mg/kg in the food containing the defatted protein products and the defatted flours | |
| 30 mg/kg in the defatted soya products as sold to the final consumer | ||
| Preparation of defatted cereal germs | 5 mg/kg in the defatted cereal germs | |
| Methyl acetate | Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea |
| Production of sugar from molasses | 1 mg/kg in the sugar | |
| Ethylmethylketone (4) | Fractionation of fats and oils | 5 mg/kg in the fat or oil |
| Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 20 mg/kg in the coffee or tea | |
| Dichloromethane | Decaffeination of, or removal of irritants and bitterings from coffee and tea | 2 mg/kg in the roasted coffee and 5 mg/kg in the tea |
| Methanol | For all uses | 10 mg/kg |
| Propan-2-ol | For all uses | 10 mg/kg |
PART III
Extraction solvents for which conditions of use are specified
| Name | Maximum residue limits in the foodstuff due to the use of extraction solvents in the preparation of flavourings from natural flavouring materials |
| Diethyl ether | 2 mg/kg |
| Hexane (5) | 1 mg/kg |
| Cyclohexane | 1 mg/kg |
| Methyl acetate | 1 mg/kg |
| Butan-1-ol | 1 mg/kg |
| Butan-2-ol | 1 mg/kg |
| Ethylmethylketone (5) | 1 mg/kg |
| Dichloromethane | 0,02 mg/kg |
| Propan-1-ol | 1 mg/kg |
| 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane | 0,02 mg/kg |
(1) An extraction solvent is considered as being used in compliance with good manufacturing practice if its use results only in the presence of residues or derivatives in technically unavoidable quantities presenting no danger to human health.
(2) The use of Acetone in the refining of olive-pomace oil is forbidden.
(3) Hexane means a commercial product consisting essentially of acyclic saturated hydrocarbons containing six carbon atoms and distilling between 64 °C and 70 °C. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.
(4) The level of n-Hexane in this solvent should not exceed 50 mg/kg. The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.
(5) The combined use of Hexane and Ethylmethylketone is forbidden.
ANNEX II
PART A
Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments
(referred to in Article 9)
| Council Directive 88/344/EEC (OJ L 157, 24.6.1988, p. 28) | |
| Council Directive 92/115/EEC (OJ L 409, 31.12.1992, p. 31) | |
| Directive 94/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 331, 21.12.1994, p. 10) | |
| Directive 97/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 331, 3.12.1997, p. 7) | |
| Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1) | Point 9 of Annex III only |
PART B
Time-limits for transposition into national law
(referred to in Article 9)
| Directive | Time-limit for transposition | ||
| 88/344/EEC | 13 June 1991 | ||
| 92/115/EEC |
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| 94/52/EC | 7 December 1995 | ||
| 97/60/EC |
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(1) In accordance with Article 2(1) of Directive 92/115/EEC:
‘Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions in such a way as to:
| — | permit trade in products complying with this Directive at the latest by 1 July 1993, |
| — | prohibit trade in products not complying with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1994.’ |
(2) In accordance with Article 2(1) of Directive 97/60/EC:
‘Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and administrative provisions so as to:
| — | authorise trade in products complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive by 27 October 1998 at the latest; |
| — | ban trade in products not complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive, as from 27 April 1999. However, products placed on the market or labelled before that date and not complying with Directive 88/344/EEC, as amended by this Directive, may be marketed until stocks are used up.’ |
ANNEX III
Correlation Table
| Directive 88/344/EEC | This Directive |
| Article 1(1) | Article 1(1) |
| Article 1(3) | Article 1(2) |
| Article 2(1) | Article 2(1) |
| Article 2(2) | Article 2(2) |
| Article 2(3) | — |
| Article 2(4) | Article 2(3) |
| Article 3 | Article 3 |
| Article 4 | Article 4 |
| Article 5 | Article 5 |
| Article 6(1) | Article 6(1) |
| Article 6(2) | — |
| Article 6(3) | — |
| — | Article 6(2) |
| — | Article 6(3) |
| — | Article 6(4) |
| Article 7 | Article 7 |
| Article 8 | Article 8 |
| Article 9 | — |
| — | Article 9 |
| — | Article 10 |
| Article 10 | Article 11 |
| Annex | Annex I |
| — | Annex II |
| — | Annex III |