Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2716 of 24 October 2024 making imports of vanillin originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration

1 The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of vanillin with the molecular formula C8H8O3 or C9H10O3, and with a purity level higher than 95 % by weight, including Synthetic Vanillin, Natural Vanillin, Bio-sourced Synthetic Vanillin (Biovanillin) and Ethylvanillin, currently classified under CN codes ex29124100 for Synthetic Vanillin, Natural Vanillin and Bio-sourced Synthetic Vanillin and ex29124200 for Ethylvanillin (TARIC codes 2912410010 and 2912420010), and originating in the People’s Republic of China.

2 Mixtures of different aroma chemicals containing concentrations of Vanillin below 95 % by weight are excluded from the product described in Article 1(1).

3 Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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