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(Non-legislative acts) 
REGUL ATIONS 
COMMISSION REGUL ATION (EU) No 966/2014 
of 12 September 2014 
amending Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 laying down specif ications for food additiv es 
listed in Annex es II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards specif ications for calcium propionate 
(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 14 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 flavouri ngs (2), and in par­
ticular Article 7(5) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 (3) lays down specifications for food additives listed in Annex es II 
and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. 
(2)  Those specif ications may be updat ed in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application. 
(3)  On 10 Sept ember 2013, an application was submitted for the amendment of specifi cations concer ning the food 
additive calcium propionate (E 282). The application was made available to the Member State s pursuant to 
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008. 
(4)  The current specifications for calcium propionat e (E 282) set a maximum fluor ide level of 10 mg/kg whic h 
creat es difficulties for the supply of raw mat erials and the production of that additive. Calcium propionate 
(E 282) is obtained from calcium oxide (E 529) for whic h a maximum fluor ide level of 50 mg/kg is set. In order 
to produce calcium propionate compl ying with the currently established maximum fluor ide level, manuf acturers 
need to use calcium oxide with maximum fluor ide levels of 33 mg/kg, whic h is belo w the currently author ised 
maximum level. As a consequence, there is hardly any calcium oxide available on the European mark et for 
the production of calcium propionat e. In order to have a suffic ient supply of calcium oxide for the produc ­
tion of calcium propionat e the maximum level of fluor ide for calcium propionat e should be increased 
from 10 to 20 mg/kg. 
(5)  The new maximum level of 20 mg/kg remains far belo w the maximum levels of fluor ide currently in place for 
other food additives. The additional exposure to fluor ide based on the new maximum level should remain limited 
and should not lead to an increase in the overall intak e. It is theref ore appropr iate to allow the amendment of the 
specifications concer ning the food additive calcium propionat e (E 282). 13.9.2014 L 272/1 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16. 
(2)OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1. 
(3)Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specificatio ns for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to 
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1). (6) 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 update the Union list of food additives, excep t where the updat e in ques ­
tion is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the update concer ned 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. 
(7)  Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 should theref ore be amended according ly. 
(8)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
the Food Chain and Animal Health, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 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 to all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 12 September 2014. 
For the Commission 
The Presid ent 
José Manuel BARR OSO   
ANNEX 
In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, in the entr y for E 282 calcium propionat e the specifi cation for the 
purity of fluor ide is replaced by the following:  
‘Fluor ide Not more than 20 mg/kg’   13.9.2014 L 272/2 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN