
Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
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, 14 March 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I

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

((1)) in Part B, point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for E 1207 Anionic methacrylate copolymer:
'
E 1208 Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer'
((2)) in Part E, in food category 17.1 ‘Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms, excluding chewable forms’, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for E 1207 Anionic methacrylate copolymer:
'
 E 1208 Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer. 100 000  '

ANNEX II

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for E 1207 (Anionic methacrylate copolymer):
'

Synonyms Copolyvidon; copovidone; 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer; 2-pyrrolidinone, 1-ethenyl-, polymer with ethenyl acetate
Definition It is produced by free radical copolymerisation of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate in solution in propan-2-ol, in the presence of initiators.
Einecs 
Chemical name Acetic acid, ethenyl ester, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone
Chemical formula (C6H9NO)n.(C4H6O2)m
Average Viscosity Molecular Weight Between 26 000 and 46 000 g/mol.
Assay Nitrogen content 7,0-8,0 %
Description The physical state is described as a white to yellowish-white powder or flakes with an average particle size of 50-130 μm.
Identification
Solubility Freely soluble in water, ethanol, ethylene chloride and ether.
Infrared absorption spectroscopy To be identified
European Colour Test (BY Colour) Minimum BY5
K-value (1 % solids in aqueous solution) 25,2-30,8
pH value 3,0-7,0 (10 % aqueous solution)
Purity
Vinylacetate component in copolymer Not more than 42,0 %
Free vinyl acetate Not more than 5 mg/kg
Total ash Not more than 0,1 %
Aldehyde Not more than 2 000 mg/kg (as acetaldehyde)
Free-N-vinylpyrrolidone Not more than 5 mg/kg
Hydrazine Not more than 0,8 mg/kg
Peroxide content Not more than 400 mg/kg
Propan-2-ol Not more than 150 mg/kg
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 2 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg

'
