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24.9.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
252/11
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,
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
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
960) in energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades, as
Union,
well as in other similar fruit spreads as dried-fruit-based
sandwich spreads that are energy-reduced or with no
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the
added sugar.
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
2008 on food additives ( 1 ), and in particular Article 10(3),
(7)
An extension of use of those sweeteners to all other
Whereas:
energy-reduced similar fruit or vegetable spreads will
allow their use in a similar way as in energy-reduced
jams, jellies and marmalades.
(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.
(8) As
fruit
or
vegetable
spreads
are
used
as
an
alternative
to
jams, jellies and marmalades, the use of sweeteners in
(2) That
list
may
be
amended
in
accordance
with
the
those spreads will not lead to an additional exposure
procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No
of the consumer and therefore is not of safety concern.
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 ).
(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
(3) Pursuant
to
Article
3(1)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1331/2008, the Union list of food additives may be
the Union list of food additives set out in Annex II to
updated either on the initiative of the Commission or
Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, except where such
following an application.
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),
(4) On
9
May
2012
an
application
was
submitted
for
auth
Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts (E 954), Sucralose
orisation of the use of sweeteners in all products
(E 955), Neohesperidine DC (E 959) and Steviol
belonging to food subcategory 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar
glycosides (E 960) to all other energy-reduced similar
fruit or vegetable spreads’ of Annex II to Regulation
fruit or vegetable spreads constitutes an update of that
(EC) No 1333/2008. That subcategory includes fruit or
list which is not liable to have an effect on human
vegetable spreads similar to jams, jellies and marmalades
health, it is not necessary to seek the opinion of the
as defined by Council Directive 2001/113/EC of
European Food Safety Authority.
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
(10) Therefore,
Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1333/2008
pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.
should be amended accordingly.


(5) Directive
2001/113/EC
describes
and
defines
jams,
jellies
and marmalades. Fruit or vegetable spreads, similar to
(11) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
jams, jellies and marmalades, which fall within food
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
subcategory 04.2.5.3, may contain ingredients other
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
than those listed in Annex II of Directive 2001/113/EC
(e.g. vitamins, minerals and flavourings).
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(6) Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1333/2008
authorises
the use of the sweeteners Acesulfame K (E 950),
Article 1
( 1 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.
( 2 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in
( 3 ) OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 67.
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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Official Journal of the European Union
24.9.2013
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 States.
Done at Brussels, 23 September 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) The entry in food subcategory 04.2.5.3 ‘Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads’ for E 950 is replaced by the following:
‘E 950 Acesulfame
K 1
000 only
energy-reduced
fruit
or
vegetable
spreads
and
dried-fruit-based
sandwich
spreads,
EN
energy-reduced or with no added sugar’

(2) 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:
‘E 952
Cyclamic acid and its Na and Ca salts 500 (51) only
energy-reduced
fruit
or
vegetable
spreads
and
dried-fruit-based
sandwich
spreads,
energy-reduced or with no added sugar
E 954 Saccharin
and
its
Na,
K
and
Ca
salts 200 (52) only
energy-reduced
fruit
or
vegetable
spreads
and
dried-fruit-based
sandwich
spreads,
energy-reduced or with no added sugar
icial
E 955 Sucralose 400 only
energy-reduced
fruit
or
vegetable
spreads
and
dried-fruit-based
sandwich
spreads,
energy-reduced or with no added sugar
Jour
nal
E 959 Neohesperidine
DC 50 only
energy-reduced
fruit
or
vegetable
spreads
and
dried-fruit-based
sandwich
spreads,
energy-reduced or with no added sugar
of
the
E 960 Steviol
glycosides 200 (60) only
energy-reduced
fruit
or
vegetable
spreads
and
dried-fruit-based
sandwich
spreads,
European
energy-reduced or with no added sugar’
Union
L
252/13

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