
Article 1 

1. In Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 873/2012, a new paragraph 2 is added:'
2. Foods containing the flavouring “grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)” (FL No 21.002) belonging to the category “other flavourings” which are lawfully placed on the market or labelled prior to 22 April 2020 may be marketed until their date of minimum durability or use-by-date. If the information requested by the European Food Safety Authority is not provided by 5 August 2018, the application procedure shall be brought to an end in accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.'
2. The original paragraph of Article 4 is numbered as paragraph 1.
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.
It shall be applicable from 23 April 2018.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 20 September 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER