Commission Regulation (EC) No 49/2000 of 10 January 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC

• Coming into Force: 10 April 2000
• End of Effective Date: 17 April 2004
• Celex Number: 32000R0049
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2000/49/oj
• Published date: 11 January 2000
• Date: 10 January 2000
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 6, 11 January 2000

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 49/2000 of 10 January 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC

Official Journal L 006 , 11/01/2000 P. 0013 - 0014

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 49/2000

of 10 January 2000

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Directive 97/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98(3) laid down the compulsory indication on the labelling of foods and food ingredients produced from genetically modified soya (Glycine max L.) covered by Commission Decision 96/281/EC(4) and genetically modified maize (Zea mays L.) covered by Commission Decision 97/98/EC(5), of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC;

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 acknowledged that adventitious contamination of foodstuffs with DNA or protein resulting from genetic modification cannot be excluded;

(3) consequently, the Council, at the moment of adopting Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98, invited the Commission to study the practicality of setting up de minimis thresholds for the presence of DNA or protein resulting from genetic modification in order to take account of the problem of adventitious contamination;

(4) despite the fact that some operators avoid using genetically modified soya beans (Glycine max L.) or maize (Zea mays L.) or produce thereof as a source for their food ingredients, material derived from the said genetically modified organisms may be present in them as a result of adventitious contamination during e.g., cultivation, harvest, transport, storage and processing;

(5) in the cases in which the presence of such material is...