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ANNEXES 
to the 
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/.. 
amending Annex II to Regulati on (EC) No 1333/2008 of the Eu ropean Parliament and of 
the Council as regards the use of aluminium lakes of riboflavins (E  101) and cochineal, 
carminic acid, carmines (E 120)  in certain food categories and Annex to Regulation (EU) 
No 231/2012 as regards the specific ations for riboflavins (E 101) 
  
EN 2   EN ANNEX I  
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows: 
(1) In Part A, in Table 3 the following entry is inserted after the entry for food additive E 100:  
“ 
E 101 Riboflavins 
“ 
(2) Part E is amended as follows:  
(a) in category 01.7.2 Ripened cheese: 
(i) the entry concerning the food add itive E 120 is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 E 120 Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carm ines 125 (83) only red marbled cheese 
“ 
(ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (83): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 3,2 mg/kg. No other a luminium lakes 
may be used.  For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
“  
EN 3   EN (b) in category 08.2 Meat preparations as  defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004: 
(i) the entry concerning the food add itive E 120 is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 E 120 Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines 100 (66) only breakfast sausages  with a minimum cereal content of 6 %, burger 
meat with a minimum vegetable and/or cereal content of 4 % mixed 
within the meat (in these products, th e meat is minced in such a way so 
that the muscle and fat tissue are comple tely dispersed, so that fibre makes 
an emulsion with the fat, giving those products their typical appearance), 
merguez type products,  salsicha fresca, mici, butifarra fresca, longaniza 
fresca, chorizo fresco, cevapcici  and pljeskavice  
“ 
(ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (66): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 1,5 mg/kg. For the pu rposes of Article 
22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
“ 
(c) in category 09.2 Processed fish and fisher y products including mo lluscs and crustaceans: 
(i) the entry concerning Group III is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 Group III Colours with combined maximum limit 500 (84) only surimi and similar products and salmon substitutes  
“ 
(ii) the first entry concerning the food additive E 120 is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 E 120 Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines 100 (35) (85) only fish pa ste and crustacean paste 
“  
EN 4   EN (iii) the following f ootnotes are added: 
“ 
  (84): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 4 mg/kg. As a derogat ion to this rule, 
the maximum limit only for salmon substitutes shall be 5,5 mg/kg. No other aluminium lakes may be used. For the purposes of Art icle 22 (1) (g) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
  (85): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 2 mg/kg only in fish paste.  No other 
aluminium lakes may be used.  For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
“ 
(d) in category 09.3 Fish roe: 
(i) the entry concerning Group III is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 Group III Colours with combined maximum limit 300 (86) except Sturgeons’ eggs (Caviar)  
“ 
(ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (86): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 3 mg/kg.  As a derogation to this rule, 
the maximum limit only for pasteurised products shall be 50 mg/kg. No other aluminium lakes may be used.  For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013.  
“  
EN 5   EN (e) in category 14.2.6 Spirit drinks as de fined in Regulation (EC) No 110/2008: 
(i) the entry concerning Group III is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 Group III Colours with combined maximum limit 200 (87) except: spirit drinks as defined in Article 5(1) and sales denominations 
listed in Annex II, paragraphs 1-14 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 and 
spirits (preceded by the name of th e fruit) obtained by maceration and 
distillation, Geist (with the name of the fruit or the raw material used), London Gin, Sambuca, Maraschino, Marrasquino or Maraskino and 
Mistrà 
“ 
(ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (87): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 1,5 mg/kg. No other a luminium lakes 
may be used.  For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
“ 
(f) in category 14.2.7.1 Aromatised wines: 
(i) the entry concerning the additive E 120 is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 E 120 Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines 100 (26) (27) 
(87) only americano, bitter vino  
“  
EN 6   EN (ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (87): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 1,5 mg/kg. No other a luminium lakes 
may be used.  For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
“ 
(g) in category 14.2.7.2 Aromatised wine-based drinks: 
(i) the entry concerning the additive E 120 is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 E 120 Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines 100 (28) (87) only bitter soda  
“ 
(ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (87): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 1,5 mg/kg.  No other aluminium lakes 
may be used. For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013 . 
“ 
(h) in category 14.2.7.3 Aromatised wine-product cocktails: 
(i) the entry concerning Group III is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 Group III Colours with combined maximum limit 200 (87)  
“  
EN 7   EN (ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (87): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 1,5 mg/kg. No other a luminium lakes 
may be used.  For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
“ 
(i) In category 14.2.8 Other alcoholic  drinks including mixtures of alcoholic dri nks with non-alcoholic drinks and spirits with  less than 15 
% of alcohol: 
(i) the entry concerning Group III is replaced by the following: 
“ 
 Group III Colours with combined maximum limit 200 (87) only alcoholic drinks with less than 15 % of alcohol and nalewka na winie 
owocowym, aromatyzowana nalewka na winie owocowym, nalewka na winie z soku winogronowego, aromatyzowana nalewka na winie z soku winogronowego, napój winny owocowy lub miodowy, aromatyzowany 
napój winny owocowy lub miodowy, wino owocowe niskoalkoholowe and 
aromatyzowane wino owocowe niskoalkoholowe  
“ 
(ii) the following footnote is added: 
“ 
  (87): Maximum limit for aluminium coming from aluminium lakes of E 120 cochineal, carminic acid, carmines 1,5 mg/kg. No other a luminium lakes 
may be used.  For the purposes of Article 22 (1) (g) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 that limit shall apply from 1 February 2013. 
“  
EN 8   EN ANNEX II  
Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows: 
(1) The following sentence is inserted at the end of the entry for additive  E 101 (i) RIBOFLAVIN: 
“Aluminium lakes of this colour may be used.“ 
(2) The following sentence is inserted at the end of the entry for additive  E 101 (ii) RIBOFLAVIN-5 ′-PHOSPHATE: 
“Aluminium lakes of this colour may be used.“