commission document com 2006 427 final 2006 0147 cod 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 49 pages . the community legislation on food flavourings was created in 1988 17 years ago before the creation of the wto agreement on the application of sps measures. since then the legislation has been further developed and amended and includes 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. oj l 184 15.7.1988 p.61 regulation ec no 2232 96 of the european parliament and of the council of 28 october 1996 laying down a community procedure for flavouring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs oj l 299 23.11.1996 p. 14 it is therefore appropriate to replace the existing legislation with a new updated legal act. this proposal aims to modernise and adapt the existing legislation on flavourings to technological and scientific developments to establish clear evaluation and authorisation procedures to better inform the consumer about the use of natural flavourings. further background the commission with a view to clarifying the legislation 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 flavourings. the other proposals are notified in 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 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 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