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1991/0379(SYN)COM(1991)523

Food Contaminants Procedures Regulation

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) LAYING DOWN COMMUNITY PROCEDURES FOR CONTAMINANTS IN FOOD

Stage
In force, reached 13 Feb 1993
In force
In force since 1 Mar 1993 · CELEX 31993R0315
Procedure
Regulation · Cooperation procedure
Last activity
1 Mar 1993
29 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 29 published.

ActKindStatusAdoption
Maximum levels of 3‐monochloropropanediol, 3-MCPD fatty acid esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters in certain foodsImplementingPublished
Contaminants in food – maximum levels of furanImplementingPublishedQ2 2026
Contaminants in foodstuffs - Δ9-THC in hemp leaves for infusionImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1891ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1987ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1808ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1756ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1683ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1038ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1022ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1002ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1003ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1510ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/915ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/465ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2388ImplementingPublishedQ2 2022
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2002ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1393ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1370ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1364ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/617ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2142ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1408ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1399ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1323Implementing · RegulationPublishedQ4 2019
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1317Implementing · RegulationPublishedQ4 2019
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2040ImplementingPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1255Implementing · RegulationPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/290Implementing · RegulationPublished

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Summary

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 sets EU procedures for contaminants in food, banning products with unacceptable toxicological levels and requiring levels as low as reasonably achievable. It empowers the Commission to set maximum tolerances via comitology and lets Member States temporarily restrict products on health grounds. In force since 1 March 1993, it applies across all Member States.

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