
Article 1 
In Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
“The deadline for submitting such applications shall be 42 months after the date of application of the implementing measures laid down in accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings.”
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 12 November 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO