COMMISSION REGUL ATION (EU) No 1092/2014 
of 16 Oct ober 2014 
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards the use of sweeteners in certain fruit or vegetabl e spreads 
(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 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 
on food additives (1) and in particular Article 10(3), 
Whereas: 
(1)  Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives appro ved for use in foods 
and their conditions of use. 
(2)  The Union list of food additives may be updat ed in accordance with the common procedure refer red to in 
Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) either on the 
initiative of the Commission or following an application. 
(3)  On 24 Apr il 2014 an application was submitte d for author isation of the use of sweet eners in all products 
belonging to sub food catego ry 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or vege table spreads’ of Annex II to Regulation (EC) 
No 1333/2008. That categor y includes fruit or vegeta ble spreads similar to jams, jellies and mar malades as 
defined by Council Directive 2001/113/EC (3). The application was subsequently made available to the Member 
States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008. 
(4)  Council Directive 2001/113/EC descr ibes and defines jams, jellies and mar malades. Fruit or veget able spreads, 
similar to jams, jellies and mar malades, which fall within sub food categor y 04.2.5.3, may contain ingredients 
other than those listed in Annex II to Directive 2001/113/EC (e.g. vitamins, minerals and flavouri ngs). 
(5)  Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 author ises the use of sweet eners Aspar tame (E 951), Neotame 
(E 961) and Salt of aspar tame-acesulf ame (E 962) in energy-reduced jams, jellies and mar malades, as well as in 
other similar fruit spreads as dried-fr uit-based sandwich spreads that are energy-reduced or with no added sugar. 
(6)  An extension of use of those sweeteners to all other energy-reduced similar fruit or vegetable spreads will allow 
their use in a similar way as in energy-reduced jams, jellies and mar malades. 
(7)  As fruit or vege table spreads are used as an alternative to jams, jellies and mar malades, the use of sweet eners in 
those spreads will not lead to an additional exposure of the consumer and theref ore is not of safety concer n. 
(8) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the Euro ­
pean Food Safety Author ity in order to updat e the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation 
(EC) No 1333/2008, excep t where such update is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the exten ­
sion of use of Aspar tame (E 951), Neotame (E 961) and Salt of aspar tame-acesulfame (E 962) to all other energy- 
reduced similar fruit or veget able spreads constitutes an update of that list whic h is not liable to have an effect on 
human health, it is not necessar y to seek the opinion of the European Food Safety Author ity. 
(9)  Theref ore, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should be amended according ly. 
(10)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 17.10.2014 L 299/19 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16. 
(2)Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common author isa­
tion procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1). 
(3)Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and mar malades and sweetened chestnut purée 
inten ded for human consump tion (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 67). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
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, 16 October 2014. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
José Manuel BARR OSO  17.10.2014 L 299/20 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
In Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, in sub food categor y 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or veget able spreads’, the entr ies for E 951, E 961 and E 962 are replaced by the 
following:  
‘E 951 Aspar tame 1 000  only energy-reduced fruit or vege table spreads and dried-fr uit-based sandwich 
spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar  
E 961 Neotame 32  only energy-reduced fruit or vege table spreads and dried-fr uit-based sandwich 
spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar  
E 962 Salt of aspar tame-acesulf ame 1 000 (11)b (49) (50) only energy-reduced fruit or vege table spreads and dried-fr uit-based sandwich 
spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar ’   17.10.2014 L 299/21 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN