Commission Regulation (EU) No 816/2013

law://eu/reg/2013/816@2026-11-12

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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^note, 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^note, 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^note 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)Applications for authorisation of the use of Anionic methacrylate copolymer and Neutral methacrylate copolymer as glazing agents in solid food supplements were submitted on 25 and 27 April 2009 and were made available to the Member States.

(5)The European Food Safety Authority evaluated the safety of Neutral methacrylate copolymer^note and Anionic methacrylate copolymer^note when used as food additives and concluded that their use in solid food supplements at the proposed use levels is not of a safety concern.

(6)There is a technological need for the use of Neutral methacrylate copolymer and Anionic methacrylate copolymer in solid food supplements. Neutral methacrylate copolymer is intended to be used as a sustained-release glazing agent. Sustained-release formulations allow the continuous dissolution of a nutrient over a defined time. Anionic methacrylate copolymer is intended to be used as a glazing agent to protect the stomach against irritating ingredients and/or to protect sensitive nutrients against disintegration by the gastric acid. It is therefore appropriate to authorise the use of both food additives in solid food supplements and to assign E 1206 as E-number to Neutral methacrylate copolymer and E 1207 as E-number to Anionic methacrylate copolymer.

(7)Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011^note authorised the use of Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205) in solid food supplements and Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 sets out the specifications for that food additive, including the maximum levels for arsenic, lead, mercury and copper. Those specifications should be updated to take into account the maximum levels for lead, mercury and cadmium in food supplements as set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs^note.

(8)Maximum level of arsenic in food supplements has not been set at the Union level. However, specific levels are laid down in the laws of Member States. Therefore, it is appropriate to update specifications of Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205) in Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards arsenic to take into account the laws of Member States.

(9)Maximum level of copper in food supplements has not been set at the Union level and there is no indication of copper presence at toxicologically significant levels in Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205). It is therefore appropriate to delete copper from the purity section for Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205) in Regulation (EU) No 231/2012.

(10)Specifications should be adopted for Neutral methacrylate copolymer (E 1206) and Anionic methacrylate copolymer (E 1207). The purity criteria for arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium should follow the same approach as those for Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205) and the maximum levels should take into account that the commercial form of Neutral methacrylate copolymer (E 1206) and Anionic methacrylate copolymer (E 1207) is a 30 % dispersion of the dry substance in water.

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

(12)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

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

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Annex I

(1)In Part B, the following entries for E 1206 and E 1207 are inserted in point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, after the entry for E 1205 Basic methacrylate copolymer:E 1206 | Neutral methacrylate copolymerE 1207 | Anionic methacrylate copolymer

(2)In Part E, the following entries are inserted in food category 17.1 ‘Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms’, after the entry for E 1205 Basic methacrylate copolymer:| E 1206 | Neutral methacrylate copolymer | 200000 | | || E 1207 | Anionic methacrylate copolymer | 100000 | | |

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

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(1)The purity section of the entry for E 1205 (Basic methacrylate copolymer) is replaced by the following:Loss of drying | Not more than 2,0 % (105 °C, 3 h)Alkali value | 162-198 mg KOH/g of dried substanceSulphated ash | Not more than 0,1 %Residual monomers | Butylmethacrylate < 1000 mg/kgMethyl methacrylate < 1000 mg/kgDimethylaminoethyl methacrylate < 1000 mg/kgSolvent residues | propan-2-ol < 0,5 %Butanol < 0,5 %Methanol < 0,1 %Arsenic | Not more than 1 mg/kgLead | Not more than 3 mg/kgMercury | Not more than 0,1 mg/kgCadmium | Not more than 1 mg/kg

(2)The following entries for E 1206 and E 1207 are inserted after the entry for E 1205 (Basic methacrylate copolymer):‘E 1206 NEUTRAL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMERSynonyms | Ethyl acrylate methyl methacrylate polymer; Ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate polymer; Ethyl acrylate, polymer with methyl methacrylate; Methyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate polymer; Methyl methacrylate, polymer with ethyl acrylateDefinition | Neutral methacrylate copolymer is a fully polymerised copolymer of methyl methacrylate and ethyl acrylate. It is produced using a process of emulsion polymerisation. It is manufactured by redox initiated polymerisation of the monomers ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate by using a free radical donor redox initiator system stabilised with polyethylene glycol monostearyl ether and vinylic acid/sodium hydroxide. Residual monomers are removed by means of water vapour distillation.CAS No | 9010-88-2Chemical name | Poly(ethylacrylate-co-methyl methacrylate) 2:1Chemical formula | Poly[(CH2:CHCO2CH2CH3)-co-(CH2:C(CH3)CO2CH3)]Weight average molecular weight | Approximately 600000 g/molAssay/Residue on evaporation | 28,5–31,5 %1 g dispersion is dried in an oven for 3 hours at 110 °C.Description | Milky-white dispersion (the commercial form is a 30 % dispersion of the dry substance in water) of low viscosity with a faint characteristic odour.Infrared absorption spectroscopy | Characteristic of the compoundViscosity | Max. 50 mPa.s, 30 rpm/20 °C (Brookfield viscosimetry)pH-value | 5,5–8,6Relative density (at 20 °C) | 1,037–1,047Solubility | The dispersion is miscible with water in any proportion. The polymer and the dispersion are freely soluble in acetone, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol. Not soluble when mixed with 1 N sodium hydroxide in a ratio of 1:2.Sulphated ash | Not more than 0,4 % in the dispersionResidual monomers | Total of monomers (sum of methyl methacrylate and ethyl acrylate): not more than 100 mg/kg in the dispersionResidual emulsifier | Polyethylene glycol monostearyl ether (macrogol stearyl ether 20) not more than 0,7 % in the dispersionSolvent residues | Ethanol not more than 0,5 % in the dispersionMethanol not more than 0,1 % in the dispersionArsenic | Not more than 0,3 mg/kg in the dispersionLead | Not more than 0,9 mg/kg in the dispersionMercury | Not more than 0,03 mg/kg in the dispersionCadmium | Not more than 0,3 mg/kg in the dispersionE 1207 ANIONIC METHACRYLATE COPOLYMERSynonyms | Methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid polymer; Methacrylic acid, polymer with methyl acrylate and methyl methacrylateDefinition | Anionic methacrylate copolymer is a fully polymerised copolymer of methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate. It is manufactured in aqueous medium by emulsion polymerisation of methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and methacrylic acid using a free radical initiator stabilised with sodium lauryl sulphate and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80). Residual monomers are removed by means of water vapour distillation.CAS No | 26936-24-3Chemical name | Poly (methyl acrylate-co-methylmethacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) 7:3:1Chemical formula | Poly[(CH2:CHCO2CH3)-co-(CH2:C(CH3)CO2CH3)-co-(CH2:C(CH3)COOH)]Weight average molecular weight | Approximately 280000 g/molAssay/Residue on evaporation | 28,5–31,5 %1 g of the dispersion is dried in an oven for 5 hours at 110 °C.9,2–12,3 % methacrylic acid units on dry substance.Description | Milky-white dispersion (the commercial form is a 30 % dispersion of the dry substance in water) of low viscosity with a faint characteristic odour.Infrared absorption spectroscopy | Characteristic of the compoundViscosity | Max. 20 mPa.s, 30 rpm/20 °C (Brookfield viscosimetry)pH-value | 2,0–3,5Relative density (at 20 °C) | 1,058–1,068Solubility | The dispersion is miscible with water in any proportion. The polymer and the dispersion are freely soluble in acetone, ethanol and isopropyl alcohol. Soluble when mixed with 1 N sodium hydroxide in a ratio of 1:2. Soluble above pH 7,0.Acid value | 60–80 mg KOH/g of dried substanceSulphated ash | Not more than 0,2 % in the dispersionResidual monomers | Total of monomers (sum of methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate): not more than 100 mg/kg in the dispersionResidual emulsifiers | Sodium lauryl sulphate not more than 0,3 % on the dry substancePolysorbate 80 not more than 1,2 % on the dry substanceSolvent residues | Methanol not more than 0,1 % in the dispersionArsenic | Not more than 0,3 mg/kg in the dispersionLead | Not more than 0,9 mg/kg in the dispersionMercury | Not more than 0,03 mg/kg in the dispersionCadmium | Not more than 0,3 mg/kg in the dispersion

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows:

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