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Official Journal of the European Union
5.6.2012
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 472/2012
of 4 June 2012
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
Council as regards the use of glycerol esters of wood rosins (E 445) for printing on hard-coated
confectionery products
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
additive usage (Tier 1) did not exceed the acceptable daily
intake. The acceptable daily intake value was established
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
on 19 June 1992 by the Scientific Committee for
Union,
Food ( 4 ). The additional intake based on the new use
for printing on hard-coated confectionery products
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the
does not significantly contribute to the overall intake. It
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
is therefore appropriate to allow the use of glycerol esters
2008 on food additives ( 1 ), and in particular Article 10(3) and
of wood rosins (E 445) as an emulsifier for printing on
Article 30(5) thereof,
hard-coated confectionery products.
Whereas:
(7) Pursuant
to
Article
3(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1331/2008, the Commission is to seek the opinion of
(1) Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1333/2008
lays
down
a
Union list of food additives approved for use in foods
the European Food Safety Authority in order to update
and their conditions of use.
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
(2) That
list
may
be
amended
in
accordance
with
the
procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No
health. Since the authorisation of use of glycerol esters
1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the
of wood rosins (E 445) as an emulsifier for printing on
Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common
hard-coated confectionery products constitutes an update
authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes
of that list which is not liable to have an effect on
and food flavourings (
human health, it is not necessary to seek the opinion

2 ).
of the European Food Safety Authority.
(3) Pursuant
to
Article
3(1)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1331/2008, the Union list of food additives may be
(8) Pursuant
to
the
transitional
provisions
of
Commission
updated either on the initiative of the Commission or
Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011
following an application.
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of
the European Parliament and of the Council by estab
(4)
An application for authorisation of the use of glycerol
lishing a Union list of food additives ( 5 ), Annex II estab
esters of wood rosins (E 445) as an emulsifier for
lishing the Union list of food additives approved for use
printing on hard-coated confectionery products was
in foods and conditions of use applies from 1 June 2013.
submitted and has been made available to the Member
In order to allow the use of glycerol esters of wood
States.
rosins (E 445) for printing on hard-coated confectionery
products before that date, it is necessary to specify an
(5) Currently
available
food
colour
preparations
used
for
earlier date of application with regard to this use of that
printing on hard-coated confectionery products do not
food additive.
allow sufficient quality for the printing of texts, logos
and pictures. Research and development have identified
that the use of glycerol esters of wood rosins (E 445) as
(9) Therefore,
Annex
II
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1333/2008
an emulsifier in aqueous based food colour preparations
should be amended accordingly.
improves the mixing and integrity of the ingredients
which results in a more homogenous preparation
(10) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
delivering good fixing and coverage properties. This
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
facilitates printing of high quality text and high
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and
resolution pictures to personalised and/or promotional
neither the European Parliament nor the Council has
hard-coated confectionery products intended for
opposed them,
celebratory occasions.
(6) The
Report
from
the
Commission
on
Dietary
Food HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Additive Intake in the European Union ( 3 ) concluded
that glycerol esters of wood rosins (E 445) needed no
Article 1
further examination, since the theoretical intake based on
conservative assumptions on food consumption and
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
( 1 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16.
( 2 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1.
( 4 ) http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/sc/scf/reports/scf_reports_32.pdf
( 3 ) COM(2001) 542 final.
( 5 ) OJ L 295, 12.11.2011, p. 1.

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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, 4 June 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
In Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 the following entry is inserted in the food category 05.2 ‘other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets’ after the entry for E 442:
‘E 445 Glycerol
esters
of
wood
rosins 320 Only
for
printing
on
personalised
and/or
promotional
Period of application:
hard-coated confectionery products
From 25 June 2012’
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