commission document com 2006 428 final 2006 0145 cod proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and council on food additives 48 pages the community legislation for food additives was created by council directive 89 107 eec of 21 december 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the member states concerning food additives for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption official journal l 40 of 11.02.1989 seventeen years ago before the creation of the wto agreement on the application of sps measures. since then this legislation has been modified several times with the introduction of separate legislation on colours european parliament and council directive 94 36 ec sweeteners european parliament and council directive 94 35 ec and other food additives european parliament and council directive 95 2 ec . this proposal aims to modernise and adapt the existing european legislation on food additives to technological and scientific developments. a single instrument for principles and approvals is proposed to update and simplify the legislation. to set u a re-evaluation programme for existing food additives permitted within the european communities. to set provisions for the establishment of a community list of additives which are used in added to food additives or food enzymes to facilitate their storage or integration into foods. further background the commission with a view to clarifying and updating this legislation to incorporate new scientific knowledge and with the ultimate aim of facilitating trade by setting clear rules is presenting a package of four related proposals of most relevance is the proposal notified under g sps n eec 294 which includes the common procedure for the authorisation of food additives. the other proposals are notified in g sps n eec 292 proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council on food enzymes and amending council directive 83 417 eec council regulation ec no 1493 1999 directive 2000 13 ec and council directive 2001 112 ec com 2006 425 final. 2006 0144 cod 37 pages. g sps n eec 293 proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending council regulation eec no 1576 89 council regulation eec no 1601 91 regulation ec no 2232 96 and directive 2000 13 ec com 2006 427 final 2006 0147 cod 49 pages. g sps n eec 294 proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and of the council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives food enzymes and food flavourings com 2006 423 final 2006 0143 cod 21 pages