Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down a Union list of flavourings and source materials approved for use in and on foods and their conditions of use.

That list 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 submitted by a Member State or by an interested party.

The Union list of flavourings and source materials contains a number of substances for which the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has not completed the evaluation or it has requested additional scientific data to be provided for completion of the evaluation. For four of these substances, namely, vetiverol (FL No 02.214), vetiveryl acetate (FL No 09.821), 2-acetyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridin (FL No 14.079), and 2-propionyl pyrroline 1 % vegetable oil triglycerides (FL No 14.168), the persons responsible for placing these flavouring substances on the market have now withdrawn the application. Therefore, these flavouring substances should be removed from the Union list.

With regard to substance methyl-2-mercaptopropionate (FL No 12.266), the person responsible for placing it on the market has indicated that it no longer supports its use. Therefore, this flavouring substance should be removed from the Union list.

Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,