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  "title": "Council Directive 78/664/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for antioxidants which may be used in foodstuffs intended for human consumption",
  "short_title": "Council Directive 78/664/EEC of 25 July 1978 laying down specific criteria of purity for antioxidants which may be used in foodstuffs intended for human consumption",
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  "citation": "EU Directive 1978/664",
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      "affecting_title": "Council Directive 82/712/EEC of 18 October 1982 amending Directive 78/664/EEC laying down specific criteria of purity for antioxidants which may be used in foodstuffs intended for human consumption",
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