Council proposal flavouring preparation

When looking at the situation for flavouring preparations (such as essential oils and extracts), the wording of the Commission Proposal is slightly different than that of the Council Proposal. 

The definition for flavouring preparation according to the Council proposals (versions December 10 and July 15 being identical) reads as follows (Art. 3.2(d)) ... 

List of Traditional Food Preparation Processes (Annex II of Draft Flavouring Regulation, According to Council Proposal)... 

The Authority will provide scientific advice which will serve as the scientific basis for the preparation of Community legislation in the field falling imder its mandate. In this respect there is a clear separation of the responsibility of the risk assessment function and that of risk management which will remain the responsibility of the Community Institutions, i.e. the European Commission and Parliament and the Council. The Authority will become the point of reference with respect to risk assessment. Its precise role will evolve over time but its role with respect to the authorisation process had become clearer following the publication of a number of recent Commission proposals. In such a proposal on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods [4], the Commission proposed that dossiers should be submitted directly to the Authority, and within a predetermined period of time the opinion of the Authority should be returned to the Commission which will remain responsible for the development of proposals on food law. The Commission following consultation of Member States in the newly created Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health will ultimately take decisions. 

In amending the Flavour Directive, Article 5, the Commission has prepared a draft Proposal for a council directive establishing a list of flavouring substances used in foodstuffs following the SCF guidelines for the evaluation of flavourings for use in foodstuffs I. Chemically defined flavouring substances [16],... 

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