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Commission Regulation (EU) No 59/2014 of 23 January 2014 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European            Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sulphur dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228) in aromatised wine-based products            (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 59/2014                     

# of 23 January 2014

# amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sulphur                        dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228) in aromatised wine-based products                     

# (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)The Union list of food additives may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referrred 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)An application for authorisation of the use of sulphur dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228) in aromatised wine-based products as                              defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91(3) was submitted on 27 March 2013 by the producers of those products and has been made available to the Member States.

(4)There is a technological need for the use of sulphur dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228) in aromatised wine-based products. Sulphur                              dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228) are added to stop oxidation and to prevent microbiological contaminations, resulting in a                              better preservation of flavour and colour of the products. These products, such as vermouth, should in particular be protected                              as they are often preserved for a long time after the bottle has been opened.

(5)Acceptable daily intakes have been established by the Scientific Committee for Food for sulphur dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228)(4). Aromatised wine-based products are alcoholic beverages that are usually consumed as an alternative to other alcoholic beverages                              such as wine in which sulphur dioxide — sulphites are authorised. The additional exposure to sulphur dioxide — sulphites (E                              220-228) based on this new use will remain limited and will not lead to an increase of the overall intake. It is therefore                              appropriate to allow the use of sulphur dioxide — sulphites (E 220-228) as preservative and antioxidant in aromatised wine-based                              products.

(6)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 the update in question is not liable to have an effect on human health. Since the authorisation of use of sulphur dioxide                              — sulphites (E 220-228) as preservative and antioxidant in aromatised wine-based products 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.

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

(8)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 January 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

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

In food category 14.2.7.1 ‘Aromatised wines’ the following entry is inserted after the entry for E 200-203:

In food category 14.2.7.2 ‘Aromatised wine-based drinks’ the following entry is inserted after the entry for E 200-203:

In food category 14.2.7.3 ‘Aromatised wine-product cocktails’ the following entry is inserted after the entry for E 200-203:

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 authorisation                              procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1).                           

3

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation                              of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails (OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1).                           

4

http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/scf/reports/scf_reports_35.pdf