
Article 1 
The Annex to Directive 96/77/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 1 April 2005 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 shall be accompanied by such 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 
Products put on the market or labelled before 1 April 2005 which do not comply with this Directive may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.
Article 4 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 April 2004.
For the Commission
David BYRNE
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

The Annex to Directive 96/77/EC is amended as follows:

1.. The texts concerning E 407 Carrageenan and E 407a Processed Eucheuma Seaweed are replaced by the following:
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E 407 

Synonyms Products of commerce are sold under different names such as:Irish moss geloseEucheuman (from Eucheuma spp.)Iridophycan (from Iridaea spp.)Hypnean (from Hypnea spp.)Furcellaran or Danish agar (from Furcellaria fastigiata)Carrageenan (from Chondrus and Gigartina spp.)
Definition Carrageenan is obtained by aqueous extraction of natural strains of seaweeds of Gigartinaceae, Solieriaceae, Hypneaeceae and Furcellariaceae, families of the class Rhodophyceae (red seaweeds). No organic precipitant shall be used other than methanol, ethanol and propane-2-ol. Carrageenan consists chiefly of the potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium salts of polysaccharide sulphate esters which, on hydrolysis, yield galactose and 3,6-anhydrogalactose. Carrageenan shall not be hydrolysed or otherwise chemically degraded
EINECS 232-524-2
Description Yellowish to colourless, coarse to fine powder which is practically odourless
Identification
 A. Positive tests for galactose, for anhydrogalactose and for sulphate
 
Purity
Methanol, ethanol, propane-2-ol content Not more than 0,1 % singly or in combination
Viscosity of a 1,5 % solution at 75 oC Not less than 5 mPa.s
Loss on drying Not more than 12 % (105 oC, four hours)
Sulphate Not less than 15 % and not more than 40 % on the dried basis (as SO4)
Ash Not less than 15 % and not more than 40 % determined on the dried basis at 550 oC
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1 % on the dried basis (insoluble in 10 % hydrochloric acid)
Acid-insoluble matter Not more than 2 % on the dried basis (insoluble in 1 % v/v sulphuric acid)
Low molecular weight carrageenan (Molecular weight fraction below 50 kDa) Not more than 5 %
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 5 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg
Total plate count Not more than 5 000 colonies per gram
Yeast and moulds Not more than 300 colonies per gram
E. coli Negative in 5 g
Salmonella spp. Negative in 10 g

E 407a 

Synonyms PES (acronym for processed eucheuma seaweed)
Definition Processed eucheuma seaweed is obtained by aqueous alkaline (KOH) treatment of the natural strains of seaweeds Eucheuma cottonii and Eucheuma spinosum, of the class Rhodophyceae (red seaweeds) to remove impurities and by fresh water washing and drying to obtain the product. Further purification may be achieved by washing with methanol, ethanol or propane-2-ol and drying. The product consist chiefly of the potassium salt of polysaccharide sulphate esters which, on hydrolysis, yield galactose and 3,6-anhydrogalactose. Sodium, calcium and magnesium salts of the polysaccharide sulphate esters are present in lesser amounts. Up to 15 % algal cellulose is also present in the product. The carrageenan in processed eucheuma seaweed shall not be hydrolysed or otherwise chemically degraded
Description Tan to yellowish, coarse to fine powder which is practically odourless
Identification
 A. Positive tests for galactose, for anhydrogalactose and for sulphate
 
 B. Solubility
 Forms cloudy viscous suspensions in water. Insoluble in ethanol
Purity
Methanol, ethanol, propane-2-ol content Not more than 0,1 % singly or in combination
Viscosity of a 1,5 % solution at 75 oC Not less than 5 mPa.s
Loss on drying Not more than 12 % (105 oC, four hours)
Sulphate Not less than 15 % and not more than 40 % on the dried basis (as SO4)
Ash Not less than 15 % and not more than 40 % determined on the dried basis at 550 oC
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1 % on the dried basis (insoluble in 10 % hydrochloric acid)
Acid-insoluble matter Not less than 8 % and not more than 15 % on the dried basis (insoluble in 1 % v/v sulphuric acid)
Low molecular weight carrageenan (Molecular weight fraction below 50 kDa) Not more than 5 %
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 5 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg
Total plate count Not more than 5 000 colonies per gram
Yeast and moulds Not more than 300 colonies per gram
E. coli Negative in 5 g
Salmonella spp. Negative in 10 g
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2.. The following text concerning E 907 Hydrogenated poly-1-decene is inserted after E 905 Microcrystalline wax:
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E 907 

Synonyms Hydrogenated polydec-1-eneHydrogenated poly-alpha-olefin
Definition
Chemical formula C10nH20n+2 where n = 3 — 6
Molecular weight 560 (average)
Assay Not less than 98,5 % of hydrogenated poly-1-decene, having the following oligomer distribution:C30: 13 — 37 %C40: 35 — 70 %C50: 9 — 25 %C60: 1 — 7 %
Description Colourless, odourless, viscous liquid
Identification
 A. Solubility
 Insoluble in water; slightly soluble in ethanol; soluble in toluene
 B. Burning
 Burns with a bright flame and a paraffin-like characteristic smell
Purity
Viscosity Between 5,7 × 10-6 and 6,1 × 10-6 m2s-1 at 100 °C
Compounds with carbon number less than 30 Not more than 1,5 %
Readily carbonisable substances After 10 minutes shaking in a boiling water bath, a tube of sulfuric acid with a 5 g sample of hydrogenated poly-1-decene is not darker than a very slight straw colour
Nickel Not more than 1 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg
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3.. The following text concerning E 1517 Glyceryl diacetate and E 1519 Benzyl alcohol is added:
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E 1517 

Synonyms Diacetin
Definition Glyceryl diacetate consists predominantly of a mixture of the 1,2- and 1,3-diacetates of glycerol, with minor amounts of the mono- and tri-esters
Chemical names Glyceryl diacetate1,2,3-propanetriol diacetate
Chemical formula C7H12O5
Molecular weight 176,17
Assay Not less than 94,0 %
Description Clear, colourless, hygroscopic, somewhat oily liquid with a slight, fatty odour
Identification
 A. Solubility
 Soluble in water. Miscible with ethanol
 B. Positive tests for glycerol and acetate
 
 C. Specific gravity
 d2020: 1,175 — 1,195
 D. Boiling range
 Between 259 and 261 °C
Purity
Total ash Not more than 0,02 %
Acidity Not more than 0,4 % (as acetic acid)
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 5 mg/kg

E 1519 

Synonyms PhenylcarbinolPhenylmethyl alcoholBenzenemethanolAlpha-hydroxytoluene
Definition
Chemical names Benzyl alcoholPhenylmethanol
Chemical formula C7H8O
Molecular weight 108,14
Assay Not less than 98,0 %
Description Colourless, clear liquid with a faint, aromatic odour
Identification
 A. Solubility
 Soluble in water, ethanol and ether
 B. Refractive index
 [n]D20:1,538 – 1,541
 C. Specific gravity
 d2525: 1,042 — 1,047
 D. Positive test for peroxides
 
Purity
Distillation range Not less than 95 % v/v distils between 202 and 208 °C
Acid value Not more than 0,5
Aldehydes Not more than 0,2 % v/v (as benzaldehyde)
Lead Not more than 5 mg/kg
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