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Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 545/2013 of 14 June 2013 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene Text with EEA relevance
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Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
1. The placing on the market of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as a flavouring substance and the use of that substance in or on foods shall be prohibited. 2. The placing on the market of food containing the flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene shall be prohibited. 3. The import of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as a flavouring substance and the import of food containing the flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene shall be prohibited.
1. By way of derogation to Article 2(2), foods containing the flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene which have been legally placed on the market before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may be marketed until their ‘use by’ date or their date of minimum durability. 2. Article 2 shall not apply to consignments of food containing the flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene where the importer of such food can demonstrate that they have been dispatched from the third country concerned and were en route to the Union before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX In Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, the following entry for FL 15.024 is deleted: ‘15.024 3-Acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene 2530-10-1 1051 11603 2 EFSA’
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