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Commission Directive 2008/84/EC of 27 August 2008 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Text with EEA relevance) (Codified version) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The purity criteria referred to in Article 3(3)(a) of Directive 89/107/EEC...

  3. Article 2.Directive 96/77/EC, as amended by the Directives listed in Annex II,...

  4. Article 3.This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  5. Article 4.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. Ethylene oxide may not be used for sterilising purposes in...

      2. E 170 (i) CALCIUM CARBONATE

      3. E 200 SORBIC ACID

      4. E 202 POTASSIUM SORBATE

      5. E 203 CALCIUM SORBATE

      6. E 210 BENZOIC ACID

      7. E 211 SODIUM BENZOATE

      8. E 212 POTASSIUM BENZOATE

      9. E 213 CALCIUM BENZOATE

      10. E 214 ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      11. E 215 SODIUM ETHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      12. E 218 METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      13. E 219 SODIUM METHYL p-HYDROXYBENZOATE

      14. E 220 SULPHUR DIOXIDE

      15. E 221 SODIUM SULPHITE

      16. E 222 SODIUM BISULPHITE

      17. E 223 SODIUM METABISULPHITE

      18. E 224 POTASSIUM METABISULPHITE

      19. E 226 CALCIUM SULPHITE

      20. E 227 CALCIUM BISULPHITE

      21. E 228 POTASSIUM BISULPHITE

      22. E 230 BIPHENYL

      23. E 231 ORTHOPHENYLPHENOL

      24. E 232 SODIUM ORTHOPHENYLPHENOL

      25. E 233 THIABENDAZOLE

      26. E 234 NISIN

      27. E 235 NATAMYCIN

      28. E 239 HEXAMETHYLENE TETRAMINE

      29. E 242 DIMETHYL DICARBONATE

      30. E 249 POTASSIUM NITRITE

      31. E 250 SODIUM NITRITE

      32. E 251 SODIUM NITRATE

        1. 1. SOLID SODIUM NITRATE

      33. E 251 SODIUM NITRATE

        1. 2. LIQUID SODIUM NITRATE

      34. E 252 POTASSIUM NITRATE

      35. E 260 ACETIC ACID

      36. E 261 POTASSIUM ACETATE

      37. E 262 (i) SODIUM ACETATE

      38. E 262 (ii) SODIUM DIACETATE

      39. E 263 CALCIUM ACETATE

      40. E 270 LACTIC ACID

      41. E 280 PROPIONIC ACID

      42. E 281 SODIUM PROPIONATE

      43. E 282 CALCIUM PROPIONATE

      44. E 283 POTASSIUM PROPIONATE

      45. E 284 BORIC ACID

      46. E 285 SODIUM TETRABORATE (BORAX)

      47. E 290 CARBON DIOXIDE

      48. E 296 MALIC ACID

      49. E 297 FUMARIC ACID

      50. E 300 ASCORBIC ACID

      51. E 301 SODIUM ASCORBATE

      52. E 302 CALCIUM ASCORBATE

      53. E 304 (i) ASCORBYL PALMITATE

      54. E 304 (ii) ASCORBYL STEARATE

      55. E 306 TOCOPHEROL-RICH EXTRACT

      56. E 307 ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL

      57. E 308 GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL

      58. E 309 DELTA-TOCOPHEROL

      59. E 310 PROPYL GALLATE

      60. E 311 OCTYL GALLATE

      61. E 312 DODECYL GALLATE

      62. E 315 ERYTHORBIC ACID

      63. E 316 SODIUM ERYTHORBATE

      64. E 319 TERTIARY-BUTYLHYDROQUINONE (TBHQ)

      65. E 320 BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE (BHA)

      66. E 321 BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE (BHT)

      67. E 322 LECITHINS

      68. E 325 SODIUM LACTATE

      69. E 326 POTASSIUM LACTATE

      70. E 327 CALCIUM LACTATE

      71. E 330 CITRIC ACID

      72. E 331 (i) MONOSODIUM CITRATE

      73. E 331 (ii) DISODIUM CITRATE

      74. E 331 (iii) TRISODIUM CITRATE

      75. E 332 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM CITRATE

      76. E 332 (ii) TRIPOTASSIUM CITRATE

      77. E 333 (i) MONOCALCIUM CITRATE

      78. E 333 (ii) DICALCIUM CITRATE

      79. E 333 (iii) TRICALCIUM CITRATE

      80. E 334 L(+)-TARTARIC ACID

      81. E 335 (i) MONOSODIUM TARTRATE

      82. E 335 (ii) DISODIUM TARTRATE

      83. E 336 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM TARTRATE

      84. E 336 (ii) DIPOTASSIUM TARTRATE

      85. E 337 POTASSIUM SODIUM TARTRATE

      86. E 338 PHOSPHORIC ACID

      87. E 339 (i) MONOSODIUM PHOSPHATE

      88. E 339 (ii) DISODIUM PHOSPHATE

      89. E 339 (iii) TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE

      90. E 340 (i) MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE

      91. E 340 (ii) DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE

      92. E 340 (iii) TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE

      93. E 341 (i) MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE

      94. E 341 (ii) DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

      95. E 341 (iii) TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

      96. E 343(i) MONOMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE

      97. E 343(ii) DIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE

      98. E 350 (i) SODIUM MALATE

      99. E 350 (ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN MALATE

      100. E 351 POTASSIUM MALATE

      101. E 352 (i) CALCIUM MALATE

      102. E 352 (ii) CALCIUM HYDROGEN MALATE

      103. E 353 METATARTARIC ACID

      104. E 354 CALCIUM TARTRATE

      105. E 355 ADIPIC ACID

      106. E 356 SODIUM ADIPATE

      107. E 357 POTASSIUM ADIPATE

      108. E 363 SUCCINIC ACID

      109. E 380 TRIAMMONIUM CITRATE

      110. E 385 CALCIUM DISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATE

      111. E 400 ALGINIC ACID

      112. E 401 SODIUM ALGINATE

      113. E 402 POTASSIUM ALGINATE

      114. E 403 AMMONIUM ALGINATE

      115. E 404 CALCIUM ALGINATE

      116. E 405 PROPANE-1,2-DIOL ALGINATE

      117. E 406 AGAR

      118. E 407 CARRAGEENAN

      119. E 407a PROCESSED EUCHEUMA SEAWEED

      120. E 410 LOCUST BEAN GUM

      121. E 412 GUAR GUM

      122. E 413 TRAGACANTH

      123. E 414 ACACIA GUM

      124. E 415 XANTHAN GUM

      125. E 416 KARAYA-GUM

      126. E 417 TARA GUM

      127. E 418 GELLAN GUM

      128. E 420(i) SORBITOL

      129. E 420(ii) SORBITOL SYRUP

      130. E 421 MANNITOL

      131. E 422 GLYCEROL

      132. E 425(i) KONJAC GUM

      133. E 425(ii) KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN

      134. E 426 SOYBEAN HEMICELLULOSE

      135. E 431 POLYOXYETHYLENE (40) STEARATE

      136. E 432 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOLAURATE (POLYSORBATE 20)

      137. E 433 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOOLEATE (POLYSORBATE 80)

      138. E 434 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE (POLYSORBATE 40)

      139. E 435 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE (POLYSORBATE 60)

      140. E 436 POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN TRISTEARATE (POLYSORBATE 65)

      141. E 440 (i) PECTIN

      142. E 440 (ii) AMIDATED PECTIN

      143. E 442 AMMONIUM PHOSPHATIDES

      144. E 444 SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE

      145. E 445 GLYCEROL ESTERS OF WOOD ROSIN

      146. E 450 (i) DISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      147. E 450 (ii) TRISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      148. E 450 (iii) TETRASODIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      149. E 450 (v) TETRAPOTASSIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      150. E 450 (vi) DICALCIUM DIPHOSPHATE

      151. E 450 (vii) CALCIUM DIHYDROGEN DIPHOSPHATE

      152. E 451 (i) PENTASODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE

      153. E 451 (ii) PENTAPOTASSIUM TRIPHOSPHATE

      154. E 452 (i) SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

        1. 1. SOLUBLE POLYPHOSPHATE

        2. 2. INSOLUBLE POLYPHOSPHATE

      155. E 452 (ii) POTASSIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

      156. E 452(iii) SODIUM CALCIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

      157. E 452 (iv) CALCIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

      158. E 459 BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN

      159. E 460 (i) MICROCRISTALLINE CELLULOSE

      160. E 460 (ii) POWDERED CELLULOSE

      161. E 461 METHYL CELLULOSE

      162. E 462 ETHYL CELLULOSE

      163. E 463 HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE

      164. E 464 HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE

      165. E 465 ETHYL METHYL CELLULOSE

      166. E 466 SODIUM CARBOXY METHYL CELLULOSE

      167. E 468 CROSS-LINKED SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE

      168. E 469 ENZYMATICALLY HYDROLYSED CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE

      169. E 470a SODIUM, POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS...

      170. E 470b MAGNESIUM SALTS OF FATTY ACIDS

      171. E 471 MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS

      172. E 472 a ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      173. E 472 b LACTIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      174. E 472 c CITRIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      175. E 472 d TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES...

      176. E 472 e MONO- AND DIACETYLTARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-...

      177. E 472 f MIXED ACETIC AND TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF...

      178. E 473 SUCROSE ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

      179. E 474 SUCROGLYCERIDES

      180. E 475 POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

      181. E 476 POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE

      182. E 477 PROPANE-1,2-DIOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS

      183. E 479 b THERMALLY OXIDISED SOYA BEAN OIL INTERACTED WITH...

      184. E 481 SODIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE

      185. E 482 CALCIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE

      186. E 483 STEARYL TARTRATE

      187. E 491 SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE

      188. E 492 SORBITAN TRISTEARATE

      189. E 493 SORBITAN MONOLAURATE

      190. E 494 SORBITAN MONOOLEATE

      191. E 495 SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE

      192. E 500(i) SODIUM CARBONATE

      193. E 500(ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

      194. E 500(iii) SODIUM SESQUICARBONATE

      195. E 501(i) POTASSIUM CARBONATE

      196. E 501(ii) POTASSIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

      197. E 503(i) AMMONIUM CARBONATE

      198. E 503(ii) AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE

      199. E 504(ii) MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE CARBONATE

      200. E 507 HYDROCHLORIC ACID

      201. E 508 POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

      202. E 509 CALCIUM CHLORIDE

      203. E 511 MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

      204. E 512 STANNOUS CHLORIDE

      205. E 513 SULPHURIC ACID

      206. E 514(i) SODIUM SULPHATE

      207. E 514(ii) SODIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE

      208. E 515(i) POTASSIUM SULPHATE

      209. E 515(ii) POTASSIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE

      210. E 516 CALCIUM SULPHATE

      211. E 517 AMMONIUM SULPHATE

      212. E 520 ALUMINIUM SULPHATE

      213. E 521 ALUMINIUM SODIUM SULPHATE

      214. E 522 ALUMINIUM POTASSIUM SULPHATE

      215. E 523 ALUMINIUM AMMONIUM SULPHATE

      216. E 524 SODIUM HYDROXIDE

      217. E 525 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

      218. E 526 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

      219. E 527 AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE

      220. E 528 MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE

      221. E 529 CALCIUM OXIDE

      222. E 530 MAGNESIUM OXIDE

      223. E 535 SODIUM FERROCYANIDE

      224. E 536 POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE

      225. E 538 CALCIUM FERROCYANIDE

      226. E 541 SODIUM ALUMINIUM PHOSPHATE, ACIDIC

      227. E 551 SILICON DIOXIDE

      228. E 552 CALCIUM SILICATE

      229. E 553a(i) MAGNESIUM SILICATE

      230. E 553a(ii) MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE

      231. E 553b TALC

      232. E 554 SODIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE

      233. E 555 POTASSIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE

      234. E 556 CALCIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE

      235. E 558 BENTONITE

      236. E 559 ALUMINIUM SILICATE (KAOLIN)

      237. E 570 FATTY ACIDS

      238. E 574 GLUCONIC ACID

      239. E 575 GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE

      240. E 576 SODIUM GLUCONATE

      241. E 577 POTASSIUM GLUCONATE

      242. E 578 CALCIUM GLUCONATE

      243. E 579 FERROUS GLUCONATE

      244. E 585 FERROUS LACTATE

      245. E 586 4-HEXYLRESORCINOL

      246. E 620 GLUTAMIC ACID

      247. E 621 MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE

      248. E 622 MONOPOTASSIUM GLUTAMATE

      249. E 623 CALCIUM DIGLUTAMATE

      250. E 624 MONOAMMONIUM GLUTAMATE

      251. E 625 MAGNESIUM DIGLUTAMATE

      252. E 626 GUANYLIC ACID

      253. E 627 DISODIUM GUANYLATE

      254. E 628 DIPOTASSIUM GUANYLATE

      255. E 629 CALCIUM GUANYLATE

      256. E 630 INOSINIC ACID

      257. E 631 DISODIUM INOSINATE

      258. E 632 DIPOTASSIUM INOSINATE

      259. E 633 CALCIUM INOSINATE

      260. E 634 CALCIUM 5'-RIBONUCLEOTIDE

      261. E 635 DISODIUM 5'-RIBONUCLEOTIDE

      262. E 640 GLYCINE AND ITS SODIUM SALT

      263. E 650 ZINC ACETATE

      264. E 900 DIMETHYL POLYSILOXANE

      265. E 901 BEESWAX

      266. E 902 CANDELILLA WAX

      267. E 903 CARNAUBA WAX

      268. E 904 SHELLAC

      269. E 905 MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX

      270. E 907 HYDROGENATED POLY-1-DECENE

      271. E 912 MONTAN ACID ESTERS

      272. E 914 OXIDISED POLYETHYLENE WAX

      273. E 920 L-CYSTEINE

      274. E 927b CARBAMIDE

      275. E 938 ARGON

      276. E 939 HELIUM

      277. E 941 NITROGEN

      278. E 942 NITROUS OXIDE

      279. E 943a BUTANE

      280. E 943b ISOBUTANE

      281. E 944 PROPANE

      282. E 948 OXYGEN

      283. E 949 HYDROGEN

      284. E 950 ACESULFAME K

      285. E 951 ASPARTAME

      286. E 953 ISOMALT

      287. E 957 THAUMATIN

      288. E 959 NEOHESPERIDINE DIHYDROCHALCONE

      289. E 965(i) MALTITOL

      290. E 965(ii) MALTITOL SYRUP

      291. E 966 LACTITOL

      292. E 967 XYLITOL

      293. E 999 QUILLAIA EXTRACT

      294. E 1103 INVERTASE

      295. E 1105 LYSOZYME

      296. E 1200 POLYDEXTROSE

      297. E 1201 POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE

      298. E 1202 POLYVINYLPOLYPYRROLIDONE

      299. E 1204 PULLULAN

      300. E 1404 OXIDISED STARCH

      301. E 1410 MONOSTARCH PHOSPHATE

      302. E 1412 DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      303. E 1413 PHOSPHATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      304. E 1414 ACETYLATED DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      305. E 1420 ACETYLATED STARCH

      306. E 1422 ACETYLATED DISTARCH ADIPATE

      307. E 1440 HYDROXYPROPYL STARCH

      308. E 1442 HYDROXYPROPYL DISTARCH PHOSPHATE

      309. E 1450 STARCH SODIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE

      310. E 1451 ACETYLATED OXIDISED STARCH

      311. E 1452 STARCH ALUMINIUM OCTENYL SUCCINATE

      312. E 1505 TRIETHYL CITRATE

      313. E 1517 GLYCERYL DIACETATE

      314. E 1518 GLYCERYL TRIACETATE

      315. E 1519 BENZYL ALCOHOL

      316. E 1520 PROPANE-1,2-DIOL

      317. POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 6000

    2. ANNEX II

      1. PART A Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments

      2. PART B List of time-limits for transposition into national law

    3. ANNEX III

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