Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 1 December 2012.

However, the specifications laid down in the Annex for additives steviol glycosides (E 960) and basic methacrylate copolymer (E 1205) shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 March 2012.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ANNEX