
Article 1 
The product consisting of paprika extract having the following characteristics:

— appearance: highly viscous liquid, deep red, high colouring strength,
— odour and taste: aromatic, similar to paprika, not pungent,
— ash: 0,49 % by weight,
— essential oils: 0,15 ml/100 g,
— capsaicin: not detectable,
— glucose: 0,01 % by weight,
— sucrose: not detectable,
— triglycerides: positive test,
— capsanthin: about 2,2 g/kg (about 60 000 colour units EOA (Essential Oil Association),
shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under subheading:
32.04 Colouring matter of vegetable origin (including dyewood extract and other vegetable dyeing extracts, but excluding indigo) or of animal origin:
A.. Colouring matter of vegetable origin:

IV.. Other.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 20 July 1983.
For the Commission
Karl-Heinz NARJES
Member of the Commission