Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/312 of 10 February 2026 renewing the approval of the active substance maltodextrin as a low-risk active substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/312
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the approval of the active substance

The approval of the active substance maltodextrin, as specified in Annex I to this Regulation, is renewed, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 Entry into force and date of application

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 apply from 1 April 2026.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity  ( 1 )

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

Maltodextrin

CAS No: 9050-36-6

CIPAC No: 801

None allocated

≥ 853 g/kg maltodextrin with chain lengths 3 – 20 monomer units; with dextrose equivalence (DE) 18-20.

3 March 2026

3 March 2041

For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report of maltodextrin dated 11 December 2025 and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of honeybees.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

( 1 )   Further details on the identity and specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Part B, entry 44 on maltodextrin is deleted;

(2)

in Part D, the following entry is added:

No

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity  ( 1 )

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

‘57

Maltodextrin

CAS No: 9050-36-6

CIPAC No: 801

None allocated

≥ 853 g/kg maltodextrin with chain lengths 3 – 20 monomer units; with dextrose equivalence (DE) 18-20.

3 March 2026

3 March 2041

For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report of maltodextrin dated 11 December 2025 and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of honeybees.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

( 1 )   Further details on the identity and specification of the active substance are provided in the renewal report.