29.8.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 230/1 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 816/2013 of 28 August 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Neutral methacrylate copolymer and Anionic methacrylate copolymer in solid food supplements and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the specifications for Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205), Neutral methacrylate copolymer and Anionic methacrylate copolymer (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 Article 10(3), Article 14 and Article 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)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 (?) lays down specifications for food additives including colours and sweeteners that are listed in Annexes II and III to Regu- lation (EC) No 1333/2008. (3)  Those lists may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regu- lation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application. OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16. () OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 1. OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1. (4)  Applications for authorisation of the use of Anionic methacrylate  copolymer and Neutral —methacrylate copolymer as glazing agents in solid food supplements were submitted on 25 and 27 April 2009 and were made available to the Member States. (5)  The European Food Safety Authority evaluated the safety of Neutral methacrylate copolymer () and Anionic methacrylate copolymer (°) when used as food additives and concluded that their use in solid food supplements at the proposed use levels is not of a safety concern. (6)  There is a technological need for the use of Neutral methacrylate copolymer and Anionic methacrylate copolymer in solid food supplements. Neutral metha- crylate copolymer is intended to be used as a sustained-release glazing agent. Sustained-release formu- lations allow the continuous dissolution of a nutrient over a defined time. Anionic methacrylate copolymer is intended to be used as a glazing agent to protect the stomach against irritating ingredients and/or to protect sensitive nutrients against disintegration by the gastric acid. It is therefore appropriate to authorise the use of both food additives in solid food supplements and to assign E 1206 as E-number to Neutral methacrylate copolymer and E 1207 as E-number to Anionic metha- crylate copolymer. (7)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 (%) auth- orised the wuse of Basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205) in solid food supplements and Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 sets out the specifications for that food additive, including the maximum levels for arsenic, lead, mercury and copper. Those specifications should be updated to take into account the maximum levels for lead, mercury and cadmium in food (*) EFSA Journal 2010; 8(7):1655. (°) EFSA Journal 2010; 8(7):1656. () OJ L 295, 12.11.2011, p. 1.