Council Directive 80/608/EEC amending for the seventh time Directive 73/241/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption.

Annex II of Directive 73/241/EEC shall be supplemented by the paragraph contained in article 1 of this Directive. On the basis of such new provision, Member States may authorize the addition of ammonium salts of phosphatidic acids to the cocoa and chocolate products referred to in Annex I (1) with the exception of cocoa nib. The name of the product shall be accompanied by the declaration of this addition and its percentage, except when ammonium salts of phosphatidic acids are added to the various kinds of chocolate referred to in Annex I under headings 1.16 to 1.28. If ammonium salts of phosphatidic acids are used, the maximum percentages laid down in the third subparagraph of Annex I (6) shall also apply.