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1993/0478(COD)

Flavoring Substances in Foodstuffs Regulation

PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) LAYING DOWN A COMMUNITY PROCEDURE FOR FLAVOURING SUBSTANCES USED IN FOODSTUFFS

Stage
No longer in force
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity
23 Nov 1996
4 entries · record as of 6 Oct 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 23 Nov 1996.

  1. 5 May 1994
    • EP position at first reading
  2. 22 May 1996
    • Adoption of amendments to the Council’s first reading position by the EP
  3. 28 Oct 1996
    • Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
  4. 23 Nov 1996
    • Publication in the Official Journal
8 documents

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Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 sets a Community procedure for flavoring substances used in or on foodstuffs. It required Member States to notify national lists, entered into a register, then evaluated against general use criteria before adoption of a positive list of authorized substances. It entered into force on publication in 1996. The Commission is assisted by the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs.

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