council direct decemb approxim law member state relat colour matter ad medicin product eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe primari purpos law medicin product safeguard public health object attain mean hinder develop pharmaceut industri trade medicin product commun council direct octob amend direct eec establish singl list colour matter author foodstuff intend human consumpt dispar law member state colour medicin product exist member state appli rule laid foodstuff medicin product separ list author colour matter medicin product foodstuff dispar tend hinder trade medicin product commun trade colour matter ad product dispar directli affect establish function common market experi shown health ground reason colour matter author foodstuff intend human consumpt author medicin product annex iii direct octob stand subsequ amend appli medicin product colour matter foodstuff medicin product prohibit order safeguard public health technolog econom disturb avoid end procedur provid establish close cooper member state commiss committe adjust technic progress direct elimin technic barrier trade sector colour matter ad medicin product special consider colour matter hitherto permit member state colour medicin product extern oj oj oj oj adopt direct articl member state author colour medicin product human veterinari defin articl council direct eec januari approxim provis laid law regul administr action relat proprietari medicin product colour matter cover annex section ii direct octob subsequ amend transit provis laid colour matter appli articl member state measur ensur colour matter cover annex section ii direct octob satisfi gener specif criteria puriti laid annex iii direct articl method analysi need verifi gener specif criteria puriti adopt pursuant direct octob satisfi appli purpos direct articl colour matter delet annex direct octob market foodstuff colour matter permit continu limit period provis appli medicin product limit period amend medicin product procedur laid articl articl committe adapt technic progress direct elimin technic barrier trade sector colour matter ad medicin product hereinaft call quot committe quot set consist repres member state repres commiss chairman committe draw rule procedur articl procedur laid articl matter refer committe chairman initi request repres member state commiss repres submit draft measur adopt committe deliv opinion measur time limit set chairman urgenc matter opinion deliv major vote vote member state weight provid articl treati chairman vote commiss adopt propos measur accord opinion committe measur accord opinion committe committe deliv opinion commiss forthwith submit council propos measur adopt council act qualifi major council decis month matter refer commiss adopt propos measur articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct month notif forthwith inform commiss thereof member state permit territori end period year notif direct market medicin product colour matter compli requir direct long colour matter author member state adopt direct depend opinion scientif committe food committe refer articl commiss submit council year adopt direct propos amend direct colour matter brilliant blue fcf ci red ci colour matter medicin product extern council decis commiss propos year submiss oj member state commun commiss text main provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl direct address member state brussel decemb council presid humblet