
Article 1 
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
By way of derogation to Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives, the entries in Parts B and E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 concerning steviol glycosides (E 960) shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 November 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

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

((1)) in Part B2 the following entry for E 960 is inserted after the entry for E 959:
'
E 960 Steviol glycosides'
((2)) in Part E the following entries for E 960 are inserted in numerical order in the food categories referred to:


PART E:Category number E-number Name Maximum level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Footnotes restrictions/exception
01.4 Flavoured fermented milk products including heat treated products
E 960 Steviol glycosides 100 (60) only energy-reduced products or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
03. Edible ices
E 960 Steviol glycosides 200 (60) only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
04.2.2 Fruit and vegetables in vinegar, oil, or brine
E 960 Steviol glycosides 100 (60) only sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
04.2.4.1 Fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compote
E 960 Steviol glycosides 200 (60) only energy-reduced
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
04.2.5.1 Extra jam and extra jelly as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC
E 960 Steviol glycosides 200 (60) only energy-reduced jams jellies and marmalades
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
04.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC
E 960 Steviol glycosides 200 (60) only energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
04.2.5.3 Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads
E 960 Steviol glycosides 200 (60) only dried-fruit-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
05.1 Cocoa and Chocolate products as covered by Directive 2000/36/EC
E 960 Steviol glycosides 270 (60) only energy-reduced or with no added sugars
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
05.2 Other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets
E 960 Steviol glycosides 270 (60) only cocoa or dried fruit based, energy reduced or with no added sugar
E 960 Steviol glycosides 330 (60) only cocoa, milk, dried fruit or fat based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar
E 960 Steviol glycosides 350 (60) only confectionary with no added sugar
E 960 Steviol glycosides 2 000 (60) only breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar
E 960 Steviol glycosides 670 (60) only strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
05.3 Chewing gum
E 960 Steviol glycosides 3 300 (60) only with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
05.4 Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit based fillings covered by category 4.2.4
E 960 Steviol glycosides 330 (60) only confectionary with no added sugar
E 960 Steviol glycosides 270 (60) only cocoa or dried fruit based, energy reduced or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
06.3 Breakfast cereals
E 960 Steviol glycosides 330 (60) only breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15 %, and containing at least 20 % bran, energy reduced or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
07.2 Fine bakery wares
E 960 Steviol glycosides 330 (60) only essoblaten - wafer paper
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
09.2. Processed fish and fishery products including molluscs and crustaceans
E 960 Steviol glycosides 200 (60) only sweet-sour preserves and semi preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
11.4.1 Table Top Sweeteners in liquid form
E 960 Steviol glycosides QS (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
11.4.2 Table Top Sweeteners in powder form
E 960 Steviol glycosides QS (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
11.4.3 Table Top Sweeteners in tablets
E 960 Steviol glycosides QS (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
12.5 Soups and broths
E 960 Steviol glycosides 40 (60) only energy-reduced soups
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
12.6 Sauces
E 960 Steviol glycosides 120 (60) except soy-bean sauce (fermented and non-fermented)
E 960 Steviol glycosides 175 (60) only soy-bean sauce (fermented and non-fermented)
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
13.2 Dietary foods for special medical purposes defined in Directive 1999/21/EC (excluding products from food category 13.1.5)
E 960 Steviol glycosides 330 (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
13.3 Dietary foods for weight control diets intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal (the whole or part of the total daily diet)
E 960 Steviol glycosides 270 (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
14.1.3 Fruit nectars as defined by Council Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar products
E 960 Steviol glycosides 100 (60) only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
14.1.4 Flavoured drinks
E 960 Steviol glycosides 80 (60) only energy reduced or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
14.2.1 Beer and malt beverages
E 960 Steviol glycosides 70 (60) only alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1,2 % vol.; ‘Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer’ (original wort content less than 6 %) except for ‘Obergäriges Einfachbier’; beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH; Brown beers of the ‘oud bruin’ type
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
14.2.8 Other alcoholic drinks including spirits with less than 15 % of alcohol and mixtures of alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic drinks
E 960 Steviol glycosides 150 (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
15.1 Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks
E 960 Steviol glycosides 20 (60) 
(60): expressed as stevioles equivalents
15.2 Processed nuts
E 960 Steviol glycosides 20 (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
16. Desserts excluding products covered in category 1, 3 and 4
E 960 Steviol glycosides 100 (60) only energy-reduced or with no added sugar
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
17.1 Food supplements supplied in a solid form including capsules and tablets and similar forms
E 960 Steviol glycosides 670 (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
17.2 Food supplements supplied in a liquid form
E 960 Steviol glycosides 200 (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
17.3 Food supplements supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form
E 960 Steviol glycosides 1 800 (60) 
(60): expressed as steviol equivalents
