# Commission Regulation (EU) No 264/2014Show full title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 264/2014 of 14 March 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European            Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer in solid food supplements            and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards its specifications (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 264/2014                     

# of 14 March 2014

# amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl                        acetate copolymer in solid food supplements and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards its specifications                     

# (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), Article 14 and Article 30(5) thereof,                        

Having regard to 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), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,                        

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)Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012(3) lays down specifications for food additives including colours and sweeteners that are listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation                              (EC) No 1333/2008.

(3)Those lists may be updated 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.

(4)On 6 October 2009, an application was submitted for authorisation of the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer                              in solid food supplements as binding/coating agent. The application was made available to the Member States pursuant to Article                              4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.

(5)The European Food Safety Authority evaluated the safety of polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer(4) when used as a food additive and concluded that the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer in solid food supplements                              as a binding/coating agent is unlikely to be of safety concern at the proposed uses.

(6)There is a technological need for the addition of polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer to a cellulosic formulation                              in food supplements. It improves film toughness, increases coating application rates and promotes better film adhesion. It                              also enables a continuous coating process, thus reducing the time of the coating process. It is therefore appropriate to authorise                              the use of this additive as a glazing agent in solid food supplements and to assign E 1208 as E-number to polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl                              acetate copolymer.

(7)The specifications for polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer (E 1208) should be included in Regulation (EU) No 231/2012                              when it is included in the Union lists of food additives laid down in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 for                              the first time.

(8)Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(9)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 Annex I to this Regulation.

# Article 2U.K.

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

# Article 3U.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, 14 March 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEX IU.K.

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

in Part B, point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for                              E 1207 Anionic methacrylate copolymer:                           

in Part E, in food category 17.1 ‘Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms,                              excluding chewable forms’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for E 1207 Anionic methacrylate copolymer:                           

## ANNEX IIU.K.

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for E 1207 (Anionic methacrylate                     copolymer):                  

### **‘E 1208 POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER**

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 specifications 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).                           

4

*EFSA Journal* 2010; 8(12):1948.