Article 3

1. Particular provisions in respect of the additives in the categories given in Amex I shall be laid down in a comprehensive directive, including existing specific directives on particular categories of additives. That directive may, however, be drawn up in stages. 2. The Council shall, acting on a proposal from the Commission under the procedure laid down in Article 100a of the Treaty, adopt: a list of additives the use of which is authorized to the exclusion of all others; the list of foodstuffs to which these additives may be added, the conditions under which they may be added and, where appropriate, a limit on the technological purpose of their use; the rules on additives used as carrier substances and solvents, including where necessary their purity criteria. 3. The following shall be adopted under the procedure laid down in Article 11: the criteria of purity for the additives in question; where necessary, the methods of analysis needed to verify that the criteria of purity referred to in (a) are satisfied; where necessary, the procedure for taking samples and the methods for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of food additives in and on foodstuffs; other rules necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 2.

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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.