Article 13

Council Directive 88/388/EEC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production · European Union

1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive within 18 months of its adoption. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. The measures taken shall: authorize, two years after adoption of this Directive, the marketing and use of flavourings complying with this Directive, prohibit, three years after adoption of this Directive, the marketing and use of flavourings which do not comply with this Directive. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not affect those national provisions which, in the absence of the Directives referred to in Article 5, apply to certain groups of flavourings or specify the foodstuffs in or on which flavourings complying with the Directive may be used.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.