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“Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit”
“Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit”
- Definition
- Annex II Part C: Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit
- Listed members
- Curcumin, Tartrazine, Carminic acid, Carmine, Azorubine, Carmoisine, Allura Red AC, Patent Blue V, Indigotine, Indigo carmine, Brilliant Blue FCF, Green S, Brilliant Black PN, Brown HT, Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (C 30), Lutein
- Source
“Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit”
Annex II, line 1530 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Annex II, line 1530(opens in a new tab)
- Definition
- Annex II Part C (GB): Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit
- Listed members
- Curcumin, Tartrazine, Carminic acid, Carmine, Azorubine, Carmoisine, Allura Red AC, Patent Blue V, Indigotine, Indigo carmine, Brilliant Blue FCF, Green S, Brilliant Black PN, Brown HT, Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (C 30), Lutein
- Source
“Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit”
Annex II, line 619 (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Annex II, line 619(opens in a new tab)
Rules
Rules that use these definitions
109 rules.
Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- EU food category: Fruit wine and made wine [14.2.4]
Depends on: eu food category code
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M112 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.4; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- EU food category: Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 [14.2.6]
Depends on: eu food category code
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M112 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · (87) · except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.6; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- EU food category: Aromatised wine-product cocktails [14.2.7.3]
Depends on: eu food category code
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M44 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · (87)
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.7.3; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- EU food category: Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % [14.2.8]
Depends on: eu food category code
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M112 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · (87) · only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.8; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)Limit 100 mg/kg (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- EU food category: Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks [15.1]
Depends on: eu food category code
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M7 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 100 · excluding extruded or expanded savoury snack products Period of application: until 31 July 2014
Annex II rows, Part E, category 15.1; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)- LimitEUFood colours with combined maximum limit (Group III) as defined in European Union
Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- EU food category: Fruit wine and made wine [14.2.4]
Depends on: eu food category code
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M112 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
- Source
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · excluding wino owocowe jakościowe
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.4; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
- LimitEUFood colours with combined maximum limit (Group III) as defined in European Union
Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- EU food category: Spirit drinks as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/787 [14.2.6]
Depends on: eu food category code
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M112 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
- Source
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · (87) · except: spirit drinks as defined in categories 1-17, 22, 36, 37 and 41 of Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.6; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
- LimitEUFood colours with combined maximum limit (Group III) as defined in European Union
Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- EU food category: Aromatised wine-product cocktails [14.2.7.3]
Depends on: eu food category code
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M44 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
- Source
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · (87)
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.7.3; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
- LimitEUFood colours with combined maximum limit (Group III) as defined in European Union
Limit 200 mg/l (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- EU food category: Other alcoholic beverages including mixtures of alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages and other alcoholic beverages based on distilled alcohol with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 % [14.2.8]
Depends on: eu food category code
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M112 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
- Source
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 200 · (87) · only alcoholic beverages with alcoholic strength by volume less than 15 %
Annex II rows, Part E, category 14.2.8; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
- LimitEUFood colours with combined maximum limit (Group III) as defined in European Union
Limit 100 mg/kg (content basis)
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 18 Aug 2026. EUR-Lex consolidated text: a documentation tool without legal effect; the acts published in the Official Journal are authentic. Consolidated version CELEX 02008R1333-20260818 from the Publications Office, the latest when read.
- Applies when
- EU food category: Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks [15.1]
Depends on: eu food category code
- Effective
- Repealed
Art. 35: applies from 20 January 2010; Annex II as consolidated 2026-08-18, amendment dates of single rows not tracked. The row sits in the block marked ▼M7 (inserted or replaced by an amending act); the published text lists the amending acts with their Official Journal publication dates only, not their application dates, so 20 January 2010 (Art. 35) stands in for the row's start date.
- Source
From the consolidated text: Group III · Colours with combined maximum limit · 100 · excluding extruded or expanded savoury snack products Period of application: until 31 July 2014
Annex II rows, Part E, category 15.1; row: Group III (Colours with combined maximum limit) · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (consolidated 2026-08-18)(opens in a new tab)
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