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Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 Article 3

Article 3

Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Directive 88/388/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply: 1. "primary smoke condensate" shall refer to the purified water-based part of condensed smoke and shall fall within the definition of "smoke flavourings"; 2. "primary tar fraction" shall refer to the purified fraction of the water-insoluble high-density tar phase of condensed smoke and shall fall within the definition of "smoke flavourings"; 3. "primary products" shall refer to primary smoke condensates and primary tar fractions; 4. "derived smoke flavourings" shall refer to flavourings produced as a result of the further processing of primary products and which are used or intended to be used in or on foods in order to impart smoke flavour to those foods.

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