7.12.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 32879 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1274/2013 of 6 December 2013 amending and correcting Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards certain food additives (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (), and in particular Articles 10(3), 14 and 30(5) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (3), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use. (2)  Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down a Union list of food additives approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, flavourings, nutrients and their conditions of use. (3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 lays down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 (3. (4)  Those lists may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application. (5)  When updating the specifications it is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16. () OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1. OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1. for food additives as set out in the Joint FAO/[WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives' specifications adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and also the International Numbering System for Food Additives, i.e., INS name (*). (6)  The currently authorised food colour ‘Brilliant Black BN, Black PN’ (E 151) should be renamed as ‘Brilliant Black PN’ in the Union list of food additives approved for use in foods and their conditions of use and in the specifi- cations for this additive for the purpose of clarity and in order to align it with its registered name in the INS. (7) At present, the definition of the food additive Algal Carotenes (E 160a (iv)) in the specifications reads ‘Mixed carotenes may also be produced from strains of the algae Dunaliella salina, grown in large saline lakes located in Whyalla, South Australia. (...)" referring to a specific location where the algae are grown, namely, Whyalla. However, in the last years, global demand on algal carotenes has increased and further saline lakes have been established in Australia and in other countries. There is no mention or any restriction about the location(s) where Dunaliella salina is grown in the current Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives’ specifications for algal carotenes (°) and the European Food Safety Authority’s opinion on the re- evaluation of mixed carotenes (E 160a (i) and beta- carotene (E 160a (ii)) as a food additive (°). Therefore, in order to avoid market disruption, the description of Algal Carotenes (E 160a (iv)) in the specifications should be amended. (8)  Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 contains errors in the specifications for Calcium Bisulphite (E 227) and Potassium Bisulphite (E 228). Those errors should be corrected. (*) International Numbering System for Food Additives (INS). (’) Monograph 4 (2007) on CAROTENES (Algae) available at http:// www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-additives/specs/Monograph1/Additive-114. df (°) EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS); Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of Mixed Carotenes (E 160a (i) and beta-Carotene (E 160a (ii)) as a food additive. EFSA Journal 2012; 10(3):2593.