
Article 1 
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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 Members States.Done at Brussels, 13 October 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012, the entry for E 960 steviol glycosides is replaced by the following:
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Synonyms 
Definition The manufacturing process comprises two main phases: the first involving water extraction of the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant and preliminary purification of the extract by employing ion exchange chromatography to yield a steviol glycoside primary extract, and the second involving recrystallisation of the steviol glycosides from methanol or aqueous ethanol resulting in a final product containing not less than 95 % of the below identified 11 related steviol glycosides, in any combination and ratio.The additive may contain residues of ion-exchange resins used in the manufacturing process. Several other related steviol glycosides that may be generated as a result of the production process, but do not occur naturally in the Stevia rebaudiana plant have been identified in small amounts (0,10 to 0,37 % w/w).
Chemical name Steviolbioside: 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acidRubusoside: 13-β-D-glucopyranosyloxykaur-16-en-18-oic acid, β-D-glucopyranosyl esterDulcoside A: 13-[(2-O-α–L-rhamnopyranosyl-β–D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, β-D-glucopyranosyl esterStevioside: 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, β-D-glucopyranosyl esterRebaudioside A: 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, β-D- glucopyranosyl esterRebaudioside B: 13-[(2-O-β–D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β–D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acidRebaudioside C: 13-[(2-O-α–L-rhamnopyranosyl-3-O-β–D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, β-D-glucopyranosyl esterRebaudioside D: 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, 2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl esterRebaudioside E: 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, 2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl esterRebaudioside F: 13[(2-O-β-D-xylofurananosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, β-D-glucopyranosyl esterRebaudioside M: 13-[(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, 2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl ester
Molecular formula Trivial name Formula Conversion factor
Steviol C20 H30 O3 1,00
Steviolbioside C32 H50 O13 0,50
Rubusoside C32 H50 O13 0,50
Dulcoside A C38 H60 O17 0,40
Stevioside C38 H60 O18 0,40
Rebaudioside A C44 H70 O23 0,33
Rebaudioside B C38 H60 O18 0,40
Rebaudioside C C44 H70 O22 0,34
Rebaudioside D C50 H80 O28 0,29
Rebaudioside E C44 H70 O23 0,33
Rebaudioside F C43 H68 O22 0,34
Rebaudioside M C56 H90 O33 0,25
Molecular weight and CAS No Trivial name CAS Number Molecular weight (g/mol)
Steviol  318,46
Steviolbioside 41093-60-1 642,73
Rubusoside 64849-39-4 642,73
Dulcoside A 64432-06-0 788,87
Stevioside 57817-89-7 804,88
Rebaudioside A 58543-16-1 967,01
Rebaudioside B 58543-17-2 804,88
Rebaudioside C 63550-99-2 951,02
Rebaudioside D 63279-13-0 1 129,15
Rebaudioside E 63279-14-1 967,01
Rebaudioside F 438045-89-7 936,99
Rebaudioside M 1220616-44-3 1 291,3
Assay Not less than 95 % steviolbioside, rubusoside, dulcoside A, stevioside, rebaudiosides A, B, C, D, E, F and M on the dried basis, in any combination and ratio.
Description White to light yellow powder, approximately between 200 and 350 times sweeter than sucrose (at 5 % sucrose equivalency).
Identification
Solubility Freely soluble to slightly soluble in water
pH Between 4,5 and 7,0 (1 in 100 solution)
Purity
Total ash Not more than 1 %
Loss on drying Not more than 6 % (105 °C, 2h)
Residual solvents Not more than 200 mg/kg methanolNot more than 5 000 mg/kg ethanol
Arsenic Not more than 1 mg/kg
Lead Not more than 1 mg/kg'
