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Ref : EIC 230/2/12

5 December 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 1025/2012

European Union (EU)* : Amendments to Regulation on Food Additives

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 944/2012 dated 16 November 2012, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted three Regulations to amend Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 concerning the use of beeswax (E 901), carnauba wax (E 903), shellac (E 904) and microcrystalline wax (E 905) on certain fruits; the use of sulphur dioxide – sulphites (E 220-228) and propane-1, 2-diolalginate (E 405) in fermented grape must-based drinks; as well as the use of extracts of rosemary (E 392) in fillings of stuffed dry pasta. Details are set out in Commission Regulations (EU) Nos. 1147/2012, 1148/2012 and 1149/2012 which can be accessed through the following links:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:333:0034:0036:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:333:0037:0039:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:333:0040:0042:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2.Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use. According to the transitional provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011, the list of food additives should apply from 1 June 2013. However, in order to allow the new uses of the above authorized food additives on the market before that date, an earlier date of application as set on 25 December 2012 was specified.

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Anita WONG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



Note ：

  • (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
  • (2) The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.