Denne forordning ophævede fra den 20. januar 2010 direktiv 89/107/EØF af 21. december 1988 om indbyrdes tilnærmelse af medlemsstaternes lovgivning om tilsætningsstoffer, som må anvendes i levnedsmidler [5], hvori samme generelle principper var fastsat.
The latter Regulation repealed, as of 20 January 2010, Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption [5], which set out the same general principles.