THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
　　EUROPEAN UNION,
　　Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
　　in particular Article 100a thereof,
　　Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
　　Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
　　Committee (2),
　　Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of
　　the Treaty (3),
　　Having regard to the Council Directive 89/107/EEC of
　　21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member
　　States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs
　　intended for human consumption (4), and in particular Article 3 (2)