Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/771 of 11 June 2020 amending 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 the use of Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin (E 160b) (Text with EEA relevance)

Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

1 Until 2 January 2021, the food additive Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin (E 160b) may continue to be placed on the market as such in accordance with the rules applicable before 2 July 2020.

2 Until 2 January 2021, foods containing Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin (E 160b) which are produced and labelled in accordance with the rules applicable before 2 July 2020, may continue to be placed on the market. After that date, they may remain on the market until the exhaustion of stocks.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.