16.3.2001ENL 77/1Official Journal of the European CommunitiesI(Acts whose publication is obligatory)COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 466/2001of 8 March 2001setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs(Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,acceptable. The presence of contaminants must bereduced more thoroughly wherever possible by meansof good manufacturing or agricultural practices, in orderto achieve a higher level of health protection, especiallyHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-munity,for sensitive groups of the population.Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for(4)In view of disparities between the laws of Member Statescontaminants in food(1), and in particularArticle2(3) thereof,in regard to the maximum levels for contaminantsincertainfoodstuffsand the consequentrisk of distortionof competition,Communitymeasures are necessaryinAfterconsultingthe ScientificCommitteefor Food (SCF),order to ensure market unity while abiding by theprincipleof proportionality.Whereas:(1)Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 provides that maximum(5)Member States must adopt appropriate surveillancelevelsmust be set for certaincontaminantsin foodstuffsmeasures regarding the presence of contaminants inin orderto protectpublichealth.Thesemaximumlevelsfoodstuffs.must be adopted in the form of a non-exhaustiveCommunitylist which may containlevels for the samecontaminantin different foodstuffs.The sampling andanalysismethodsto be appliedmay be specified.(6)So far, Communitylegislationdoes not set maximumlevels for contaminants in food intended for infantsand young children covered by CommissionDirective(2)CommissionRegulation(EC) No 194/97 of 31 January91/321/EEC(4),aslastame...
