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Ref : EIC 230/2/12

17 February 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 86/2009

European Union (EU)* : Regulations on Food Additives, Enzymes and Flavourings

The European Commission (the Commission) has adopted four regulations concerning the common authorisation procedure, condition of use and rules on the labelling of food additives, enzymes and flavourings. Details are set out in the Regulations (EC) No 1331/2008, 1332/2008, 1333/2008 and 1334/2008 respectively. These Regulations can be accessed through the following links:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0001:0006:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0007:0015:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0016:0033:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0034:0050:EN:PDF

DETAIL

  1. Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 lays down the common procedure for the assessment and authorisation of food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and source materials of food flavourings and of food ingredients with flavouring properties. A Community list of substances will be published and only substances on the list are authorised to be placed on the market and used in foods, in accordance with the specifications and conditions of use. Conditions for inclusion of the substances in the Community list and the relevant rules on the labelling are set out in Regulations (EC) No 1332/2008, 1333/2008 and 1334/2008 for enzymes, additives, and flavourings respectively.

  2. Implementing measures for the common procedure and the Community list shall be adopted by the Commission within a period of no longer than 24 months from the adoption of these Regulations.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Peggy LEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2) The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.