commission document com 2006 425 final 2006 0144 cod 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 37 pages the community rule for the use of enzymes fall into the scope of several legislative frames such as council directive 83 417 eec of 25 july 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to certain lactoproteins caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption official journal l 237 26 08 1983 p. 0025 0031 council directive 89 107 eec of 21 december 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the member states concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption official journal l 40 11 02 1989 p. 27 council regulation ec no 1493 1999 of 17 may 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine official journal l 179 14 07 1999 p. 0001 0084 council directive 2001 112 ec of 20 december 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption official journal l 010 12 01 2002 p. 0058 0066 national legislation of the member states of the ec. as a consequence there are different rules for the authorisation and use of food enzymes which leads to confusion and therefore would benefit from some clarification. this proposal aims to harmonise the area of food enzymes within the european community through new proposed rules for the authorisation and use of all food enzymes to set provisions for the establishment of a community list of permitted food enzymes with transition measures. to provide labelling requirements for food enzymes. food enzymes used as processing aids i.e. which there are present in food in the form of residues and no longer exert a technological function in the final food will not be labelled. on the other hand food enzymes used to exert a technological function in the final food will be labelled with their function e.g. stabiliser and specific name. when adopted this legislation will abrogate the corresponding provisions for the use of enzymes in other legislation further background the commission with a view to clarifying this legislation by incorporating new scientific knowledge and 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 enzymes. the other proposals are g sps n eec 291 proposal for a regulation of the european parliament and council on food additives com 2006 428 final 2006 0145 cod 48 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