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Regulation 2
1. In Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex 2 (domestic list of food additives approved for use in foods) is amended as follows.
2. In Part B (list of all additives), in paragraph 2 (sweeteners), in the table—
(a)for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a | Steviol glycosides from Stevia”; |
(b)in the appropriate place, insert the following entry—
“E 960c | Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides”. |
3. In Part C (definitions of groups of additives), in paragraph 5 (other additives that may be regulated combined), after sub-paragraph (u) insert—
“(v)E 960a and E 960c: Steviol glycosides
E-number | Name |
E 960a | Steviol glycosides from Stevia |
E 960c | Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides”. |
4. In Part E (authorised food additives and conditions of use in food categories), in the table—
(a)in category 01.4 (flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 100 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced products or with no added sugar”; |
(b)in category 03 (edible ices), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced products or with no added sugar”; |
(c)in category 04.2.2 (fruit and vegetables in vinegar, oil or brine), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 100 | (1) (60) | only sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables”; |
(d)in category 04.2.4.1 (fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced”; |
(e)in category 04.2.5.1 (extra jam and extra jelly), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades”; |
(f)in category 04.2.5.2 (jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades”; |
(g)in category 04.2.5.3 (other similar fruit or vegetable spreads), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced fruit or vegetable spreads and dried-fruit-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(h)in category 05.1 (cocoa and chocolate products), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 270 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(i)in category 05.2 (other confectionery including breath freshening microsweets)—
(i)for the first entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 270 | (1) (60) | only cocoa or dried-fruit-based, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(ii)for the second entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 330 | (1) (60) | only cocoa, milk, dried-fruit-based or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(iii)for the third entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 350 | (1) (60) | only confectionery with no added sugar only energy-reduced hard confectionery such as candies and lollies only energy-reduced soft confectionery such as chewy candies, fruit gums and foam sugar products/ marshmallows only energy-reduced liquorice only energy-reduced nougat only energy-reduced marzipan”; |
(iv)for the fourth entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 2000 | (1) (60) | only breath-freshening microsweets, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(v)for the fifth entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 670 | (1) (60) | only strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(j)in category 05.3 (chewing gum), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 3300 | (1) (60) | only with no added sugar”; |
(k)in category 05.4 (decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit-based fillings covered by category 4.2.4)—
(i)for the first entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 330 | (1) (60) | only confectionery with no added sugar”; |
(ii)for the second entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 270 | (1) (60) | only cocoa or dried-fruit-based, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(l)in category 06.3 (breakfast cereals), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 330 | (1) (60) | only breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(m)in category 07.2 (fine bakery wares), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 330 | (1) (60) | only essoblaten – wafer paper”; |
(n)in category 09.2 (processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60) | only sweet-sour preserves and semi preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs”; |
(o)in category 11.4.1 (table-top sweeteners in liquid form), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | quantum satis(1) | (60)”; |
(p)in category 11.4.2 (table-top sweeteners in powder form), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | quantum satis | (60)”; |
(q)in category 11.4.3 (table-top sweeteners in tablets), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | quantum satis | (60)”; |
(r)in category 12.4 (mustard), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 120 | (1) (60)”; |
(s)in category 12.5 (soups and broths), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 40 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced soups”; |
(t)in category 12.6 (sauces)—
(i)for the first entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 120 | (1) (60) | except soy-bean sauce (fermented and non-fermented)”; |
(ii)for the second entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 175 | (1) (60) | only soy-bean sauce (fermented and non-fermented)”; |
(u)in category 13.2 (dietary foods for special medical purposes (excluding products from food category 13.1.5))—
(i)for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 330 | (1) (60)”; |
(ii)in the entry for “E 960” (Advantame), for “E 960” substitute “E 969”;
(v)in category 13.3 (dietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal)—
(i)for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 270 | (1) (60)”; |
(ii)in the entry for “E 960” (Advantame), for “E 960” substitute “E 969”;
(w)in category 14.1.3 (fruit nectars and vegetable nectars and similar products), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 100 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar |
(1): The additives may be added individually or in combination”; |
(x)in category 14.1.4 (flavoured drinks), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 80 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(y)in category 14.1.5.2 (other)—
(i)for the first entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 30 | (1) (60) (93) | only coffee, tea and herbal infusion beverages, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(ii)for the second entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 30 | (1) (60) (93) | only flavoured instant coffee and instant cappuccino products, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(iii)for the third entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 20 | (1) (60) (93) | only malt-based and chocolate/ cappuccino flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(z)in category 14.2.1 (beer and malt beverages), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 70 | (1) (60) | only alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% volume; “Bière de table”/ “Tafelbier”/ “Table beer” (original wort content less than 6%) except for “Obergäriges Einfachbier”; beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH; Brown beers of the “oud bruin” type”; |
(aa)in category 14.2.8 (other alcoholic drinks including mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with less than 15% of alcohol), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 150 | (1) (60)”; |
(bb)in category 15.1 (potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 20 | (1) (60)”; |
(cc)in category 15.2 (processed nuts), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 20 | (1) (60)”; |
(dd)in category 16 (desserts excluding products covered in categories 1, 3 and 4), for the entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 100 | (1) (60) | only energy-reduced or with no added sugar”; |
(ee)in category 17.1 (food supplements supplied in a solid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children)—
(i)for the first entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 670 | (1) (60)”; |
(ii)for the second entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 1800 | (1) (60) | only food supplements in chewable form”; |
(ff)in category 17.2 (food supplements supplied in a liquid form, excluding food supplements for infants and young children)—
(i)for the first entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 200 | (1) (60)”; |
(ii)for the second entry for “E 960” (Steviol glycosides) substitute—
“E 960a and E 960c | Steviol glycosides | 1800 | (1) (60) | only food supplements in syrup form”. |
“quantum satis” is defined in Article 3(2)(h) of EUR 2008/1333.
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