
Article 1 
The Annex to Directive 95/45/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2 

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 10 April 2007 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

In the Annex to Directive 95/45/EC, Part B is amended as follows:

((1)) The text concerning sunset yellow FCF (E 110) is replaced by the following:
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E 110 SUNSET YELLOW FCF
Synonyms CI Food Yellow 3, Orange Yellow S
Definition Sunset Yellow FCF consists essentially of disodium 2-hydroxy-1-(4-sulfonatophenylazo) naphthalene-6-sulfonate and subsidiary colouring matters together with sodium chloride and/or sodium sulfate as the principal uncoloured components.Sunset Yellow FCF is described as the sodium salt. The calcium and the potassium salt are also permitted.
Class Monoazo
Colour Index No 15985
EINECS 220-491-7
Chemical names Disodium 2-hydroxy-1-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)naphthalene-6-sulfonate
Chemical formula C16H10N2Na2O7S2
Molecular weight 452,37
Assay Content not less than 85 % total colouring matters calculated as the sodium saltE1 %1 cm 555 at ca 485 nm in aqueous solution at pH 7
Description Orange-red powder or granules
Identification

A. Spectrometry
 Maximum in water at ca 485 nm at pH 7

B. Orange solution in water
 
Purity
Water insoluble matter Not more than 0,2 %
Subsidiary colouring matters Not more than 5,0 %
1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthalenol (Sudan I) Not more than 0,5 mg/kg
Organic compounds other than colouring matters: 
4-aminobenzene-1-sulfonic acid3-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulfonic acid6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid7-hydroxynaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid4,4′-diazoaminodi(benzene sulfonic acid)6,6′-oxydi(naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid) Total not more than 0,5 %
Unsulfonated primary aromatic amines Not more than 0,01 % (calculated as aniline)
Ether extractable matter Not more than 0,2 % under neutral conditions
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 2 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg'
((2)) The text concerning titanium dioxide (E 171) is replaced by the following:
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E 171 TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Synonyms CI Pigment White 6
Definition Titanium dioxide consists essentially of pure anatase and/or rutile titanium dioxide which may be coated with small amounts of alumina and/or silica to improve the technological properties of the product.
Class Inorganic
Colour Index No 77891
EINECS 236-675-5
Chemical names Titanium dioxide
Chemical formula TiO2
Molecular weight 79,88
Assay Content not less than 99 % on an alumina and silica-free basis
Description White to slightly coloured powder
Identification
Solubility Insoluble in water and organic solvents. Dissolves slowly in hydrofluoric acid and in hot concentrated sulfuric acid.
Purity
Loss on Drying Not more than 0,5 % (105 oC, 3 hours)
Loss on Ignition Not more than 1,0 % on a volatile matter free basis (800 oC)
Aluminum oxide and/or silicon dioxide Total not more than 2,0 %
Matter soluble in 0,5 N HCl Not more than 0,5 % on an alumina and silica-free basis and, in addition, for products containing alumina and/or silica, not more than 1,5 % on the basis of the product as sold.
Water soluble matter Not more than 0,5 %
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg
Antimony Not more than 50 mg/kg by total dissolution
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg by total dissolution
Lead Not more than 10 mg/kg by total dissolution
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg by total dissolution
Zinc Not more than 50 mg/kg by total dissolution.'.
