
Article 1 
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 are 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, 16 January 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX I
A. 

((1)) in Part B, point 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

‘E 261 Potassium acetates

((2)) in Part C, Group I, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:

‘E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis

((3)) in Part E:

((a)) in food category 04.2.3 ‘Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis  Period of application:From 6 February 2013.'
((b)) in food category 07.1.1 ‘Bread prepared solely with the following ingredients: wheat flour, water, yeast or leaven, salt’, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis  Period of application:From 6 February 2013.'
((c)) in food category 07.1.2 ‘Pain courant français; Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerek’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis  only Friss búzakenyér, fehér és félbarna kenyerekPeriod of application:From 6 February 2013.'
((d)) in food category 08.1.2 ‘Meat preparations as defined by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis  only prepacked preparations of fresh minced meatPeriod of application:From 6 February 2013.'
((e)) in food category 13.1.3 ‘Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC’ the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis  only processed cereal-based foods and baby foods, only for pH adjustmentPeriod of application:From 6 February 2013.'

B. 

((a)) in Part 3, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis quantum satis quantum satis '
((b)) in Part 5, Section A, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates quantum satis All nutrients '
((c)) in Part 6, Table 1, the entry for additive E 261 is replaced by the following:
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E 261 Potassium acetates'

ANNEX II

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended as follows:

((a)) in the entry for additive E 261, the heading is replaced by the following:
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((b)) the following entry is inserted after the entry for additive E 261 (i):
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Synonyms 
Definition Potassium diacetate is a molecular compound of potassium acetate and acetic acid
Einecs 224-217-7
Chemical name Potassium hydrogen diacetate
Chemical formula C4H7KO4
Molecular weight 158,2
Assay Content 36 to 38 % of free acetic acid and 61 to 64 % of potassium acetate
Description White crystals
Identification
pH 4,5-5 (10 % aqueous solution)
Test for acetate Passes test
Test for potassium Passes test
Purity
Water content Not more than 1 % (Karl Fischer method)
Formic acid, formates and other oxidisable substances Not more than 1 000 mg/kg expressed as formic acid
Arsenic Not more than 3 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 2 mg/kg
Mercury Not more than 1 mg/kg
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