Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1259 of 20 September 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 on transitional measures concerning the Union list of flavourings and source materials set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the extension of the transition period of Article 4 concerning the flavouring ‘grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)’ FL No 21.002 (Text with EEA relevance.)

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2018/1259
• Articles: 2

Article 1

1.   In Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 873/2012, a new paragraph 2 is added:

‘2.   Foods containing the flavouring “grill flavour concentrate (vegetable)” (FL No 21.002) belonging to the category “other flavourings” which are lawfully placed on the market or labelled prior to 22 April 2020 may be marketed until their date of minimum durability or use-by-date. If the information requested by the European Food Safety Authority is not provided by 5 August 2018, the application procedure shall be brought to an end in accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008.’

2.   The original paragraph of Article 4 is numbered as paragraph 1.

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 .

It shall be applicable from 23 April 2018.