COMMISSION REGUL ATION (EU) 2016/178 
of 10 Febr uary 2016 
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards remo val from the Union list of certain flavour ing subst ances 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 
on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouri ng proper ties for use in and on foods and amending Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (1), and 
in particular Articles 11(3) and 25(3) thereof, 
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 
establishing a common author isation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in 
particular Article 7(4) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down a Union list of flavouri ngs and source mater ials appro ved 
for use in and on foods and their conditions of use. 
(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 (3) adop ted the list of flavouring substances and 
introduced that list it in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008. 
(3)  That list may be updated in accordance with the common procedure refer red to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) 
No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application submitted by a Member 
State or by an interested party. 
(4)  The Union list of flavourings and source mat erials contains a number of substances for which the European Food 
Safety Author ity (EFSA) has not compl eted the evaluation or it has request ed additional scientifi c data to be 
provided for compl etion of the evaluation. For four of these substances, namely , vetiverol (FL No 02.214), 
vetiver yl acetat e (FL No 09.821), 2-acetyl-1,4,5,6-tetrah ydrop yridin (FL No 14.079), and 2-propion yl pyrroline 
1 % vege table oil triglycerides (FL No 14.168), the persons responsible for placing these flavouring substances on 
the mark et have now withdrawn the application. Theref ore, these flavouring substances should be remo ved from 
the Union list. 
(5)  With rega rd to substance methyl-2-mercap topropi onate (FL No 12.266), the person responsible for placing it on 
the market has indicated that it no long er suppor ts its use. Theref ore, this flavouri ng substance should be 
remo ved from the Union list. 
(6)  Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 should theref ore be amended according ly. 
(7)  Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 (4) laid down transitional measures for food containing 
flavouring substances which were lawfully placed on the market or labelled prior to 22 October 2014 in order to 
ensure a smooth transition in the mark et. An equivalent additional transitional period should be provided for 
food containing those five substances in order to enable food business operat ors to adapt to the requirements 
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(1)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34. 
(2)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1. 
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 of 1 Octo ber 2012 adopt ing the list of flavouring substances provided for by 
Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council, introducing it in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 
of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000 and Commission Decision 
1999/217/EC (OJ L 267, 2.10.2012, p. 1). 
(4)Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 of 1 October 2012 on transitional measures concer ning the Union list of flavourings and 
source materials set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 267, 
2.10.2012, p. 162). (8)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
Foods containing the flavouring substances vetiverol (FL No 02.214), vetiver yl acetate (FL No 09.821), meth yl-2-mercap ­
topropi onate (FL No 12.266), 2-acetyl-1,4,5,6-tetrah ydrop yridin (FL No 14.079), and 2-propion yl pyrroline 1 % 
vege table oil triglycerides (FL No 14.168), which are lawfully placed on the mark et or labelled prior to 6 months after 
the date of entr y into force of this Regulation but whic h do not compl y with Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 1334/2008 may be mark eted until their date of minimum durability or use by date. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 10 Febr uary 2016. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER  11.2.2016 L 35/7 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
In Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, the following entr ies are delet ed: 
‘02.214 Vetiverol 89-88-3 1866 10321   2 EFSA 
09.821 Vetiver yl acetat e 117-98-6 1867 11887   2 EFSA 
12.266 Meth yl-2-mercapt opropionate 53907-46-3      EFSA 
14.079 2-Acetyl-1,4,5,6-tetrah ydrop yridin 27300-27-2     2 EFSA 
14.168 2-Propion yl pyrroline 1 % vege table oil triglycerides 133447-37-7 1605    2 EFSA ’   11.2.2016 L 35/8 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN