
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, 20 June 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 food additive E 1208 Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer:
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E 1209 Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer'
((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 food additive E 1208:
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 E 1209 Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer 100 000  '

ANNEX II

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the following new entry is inserted after the entry for E 1208 (Polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer):
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Synonyms Macrogol poly(vinyl alcohol) grafted co-polymer; poly(ethan-1,2-diol-graft-ethanol); ethenol, polymer with oxirane, graft; oxirane, polymer with ethanol, graft; ethylene oxide-vinyl alcohol graft co-polymer
Definition Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer is a synthetic co-polymer that consists of approximately 75 % PVA units and 25 % PEG units.
CAS number 96734-39-3
Chemical name Polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol-graft-co-polymer
Chemical formula 
Weight Average Molecular Weight 40 000 to 50 000 g/mol
Description White to faintly yellow powder
Identification 
Solubility Freely soluble in water and dilute acids and dilute solutions of alkali hydroxides; practically insoluble in ethanol, acetic acid, acetone, and chloroform
IR Spectrum Must comply
pH value 5,0-8,0
Purity 
Ester Value 10 to 75 mg/g KOH
Dynamic viscosity 50 to 250 mPa·s
Loss on drying Not more than 5 %
Sulphated Ash Not more than 2 %
Vinyl Acetate Not more than 20 mg/kg
Acetic acid/Total Acetate Not more than 1,5 %
Ethylene glycol Not more than 50 mg/kg
Diethylene glycol Not more than 50 mg/kg
1,4-Dioxane Not more than 10 mg/kg
Ethylene oxide Not more than 0,2 mg/kg
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg
Cadmium Not more than 1 mg/kg'
