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Commission Regulation (EU) No 913/2013 of 23 September 2013 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 vegetable spreads (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 913/2013                     

# of 23 September 2013

# 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 vegetable spreads                     

# (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard 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 approved for use in foods and their conditions                              of use.

(2)That list may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament                              and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and                              food flavourings(2).

(3)Pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Union list of food additives may be updated either on the initiative                              of the Commission or following an application.

(4)On 9 May 2012 an application was submitted for authorisation of the use of sweeteners in all products belonging to food subcategory                              04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads’ of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. That subcategory includes                              fruit or vegetable spreads similar to jams, jellies and marmalades as defined by Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December                              2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption(3). The application was subsequently made available to the Member States pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.

(5)Directive 2001/113/EC describes and defines jams, jellies and marmalades. Fruit or vegetable spreads, similar to jams, jellies                              and marmalades, which fall within food subcategory 04.2.5.3, may contain ingredients other than those listed in Annex II of                              Directive 2001/113/EC (e.g. vitamins, minerals and flavourings).

(6)Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 authorises the use of the sweeteners Acesulfame K (E 950), Cyclamic acid and its                              Na and Ca salts (E 952), Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts (E 954), Sucralose (E 955), Neohesperidine DC (E 959) and Steviol                              glycosides (E 960) in energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades, as well as in other similar fruit spreads as dried-fruit-based                              sandwich spreads that are energy-reduced or with no added sugar.

(7)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 marmalades.

(8)As fruit or vegetable spreads are used as an alternative to jams, jellies and marmalades, the use of sweeteners in those spreads                              will not lead to an additional exposure of the consumer and therefore is not of safety concern.

(9)Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of the European Food Safety                              Authority in order to update the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, except                              where such update is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the extension of use of Acesulfame K (E 950), Cyclamic                              acid and its Na and Ca salts (E 952), Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts (E 954), Sucralose (E 955), Neohesperidine DC (E                              959) and Steviol glycosides (E 960) to all other energy-reduced similar fruit or vegetable spreads constitutes an update of                              that list which is not liable to have an effect on human health, it is not necessary to seek the opinion of the European Food                              Safety Authority.

(10)Therefore, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 should be amended accordingly.

(11)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain                              and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

# Article 2U.K.

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 States.

Done at Brussels, 23 September 2013.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:

The entry in food subcategory 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads’ for E 950 is replaced by the following:

The entries in food subcategory 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads’ for E 952, E 954, E 955, E 959 and E 960                              are replaced by the following:                           

1

OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.                           

2

OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.                           

3

OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 67.