Activites

• 1997/03/28 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 1996/85
  • OJ L 086 28.03.1997, p. 0004
• 1996/12/19 Final act signed
• 1996/12/19 End of procedure in Parliament
• #1978
• 1996/12/09 Council Meeting
• 1996/10/23 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T4-0521/1996 summary

    In adopting the report by Mrs Karin RIIS-J·RGENSEN (ELDR, DK), Parliament approved the common position of the Council concerning the amendment of the 1992 Directive on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. For want of a qualified majority, the EP was unable to adopt the single amendment proposed with regard to the Eucheuma seaweed. �

• 1996/10/22 Debate in Parliament
• 1996/10/09 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A4-0312/1996
• 1996/09/19 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #1939
• 1996/06/25 Council Meeting
  • 07367/1/1996 summary

    The common position of the Council took into account the amendment by the European Parliament calling for the denomination of the substance to be changed into 'Processed Euchema seaweed', but retained the reference number, E407a, proposed by the Commission. The Council also accepted the principle that the additive should not be permitted in foodstuffs for children under the age of 18 months. �

• 1996/05/21 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1996)0212 summary

    The Commission's amended proposal incorporated the European Parliament's amendment concerning the change in the denomination of the substance ("processed Euchema seaweed"), which was in accordance with the denomination used in international trade. However, the Commission rejected the amendments concerning the assignment of number E408 and the non-use of the additive in babyfoods (Directive 95/2/EC already prohibits the use of additive E407a in babyfoods).�

• 1996/03/28 Debate in Parliament
  • T4-0153/1996 summary

    In adopting the report by Mrs Karin RIIS-J·RGENSEN (ELDR), the European Parliament approved the proposal subject to an amendment calling for 'Processed Euchema seaweed' to be registered under its own denomination and classified as 'E408' and not as 'Alternatively refined carrageenan', classified as 'E407', in order to ensure that consumers were correctly informed. The EP also called for processed Euchema seaweed not to be used in foodstuffs for children under the age of 18 months. �

• 1996/02/22 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0055/1996
• 1995/06/12 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1995/05/16 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1995)0177 summary

    The Commission proposed amending Directive 95/2/EC with a view to including carrageenan refined via an alternative method in the list of food additives authorised within the European Union. Carrageenan (E407) was the official name for a highly refined extract used as a gelling agent in desserts and meat. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0177
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0055/1996
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0153/1996
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0212
• Council position published: 07367/1/1996
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A4-0312/1996
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T4-0521/1996
• : Directive 1996/85
• : OJ L 086 28.03.1997, p. 0004

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)