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Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (Text with EEA relevance)

Basic information

In force
CELEX number: 32008R1333
Official Journal: JOL_2008_354_R_0016_01
Form: Regulation
Procedure number: 2006/0145(COD), 2006/0145/COD
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Dates

Date of document:

December 16, 2008

Date of publication:

December 31, 2008

Date of effect:

January 20, 2009
- Partial application - See Art 35
- Entry into force - Date pub. + 20 See Art 35
January 20, 2010
- Application - See Art 35
July 20, 2010
- Partial application - See Art 35
January 1, 2011
- Partial application - See Art 35
January 20, 2011
- Partial application - See Art 35

Modified by

Modified by:

All documents based on this document:

Modifies

Repeal:

Council Directive 65/66/EEC of 26 January 1965 laying down specific criteria of purity for preservatives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
European Parliament and Council Directive 94/36/EC of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs
2002/247/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 2002 suspending the placing on the market and import of jelly confectionery containing the food additive E 425 konjac (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1283)
European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs
First Commission Directive 81/712/EEC of 28 July 1981 laying down Community methods of analysis for verifying that certain additives used in foodstuffs satisfy criteria of purity
Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
Council Directive 78/663/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents for use in foodstuffs
European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
Council Directive 78/664/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for antioxidants which may be used in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
Decision No 292/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 on the maintenance of national laws prohibiting the use of certain additives in the production of certain specific foodstuffs

Implicit repeal:

Affected by case

Case C-745/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (Greece) lodged on 2 December 2022 — Micreos Food Safety BV v Eniaios Foreas Elegchou Trofimon (EFET)
- article 3 paragraph 2 point (b)
- article 3 paragraph 2 point (a)

Legal basis

Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) Part Three - Community policies TITLE VI - Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3 - Approximation of laws Article 95
Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) Part Five - Institutions of the Community TITLE I - Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2 - Provisions common to several institutions Article 251

EuroVoc Vocabulary

Food – ingredients, traces, residues, marketing standards
Public health
Food additive
Labelling
Public health
Food safety
Consumer protection
Approximation of laws
Foodstuff
Single market
Foodstuffs
Human nutrition
Foodstuffs
Consumer protection