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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

Whereas, without prejudice to the application of national rules which, in the absence of specific Directives on flavouring, apply to certain groups of flavourings, the requirements laid down in the following provisions shall be applied in such a way as to authorize, two years after adoption of this Directive, trade in and use of flavourings complying with the provisions of this Directive and to prohibit, three years after the adoption thereof, trade in and use of flavourings which do not comply therewith,

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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.