Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 29 U.K. Scientific opinions

1. The Authority shall issue a scientific opinion:

(a) at the request of the Commission, in respect of any matter within its mission, and in all cases where Community legislation makes provision for the Authority to be consulted;

(b) on its own initiative, on matters falling within its mission.

The European Parliament or a Member State may request the Authority to issue a scientific opinion on matters falling within its mission.

2. Requests referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by background information explaining the scientific issue to be addressed and the Community interest.

3. Where Community legislation does not already specify a time limit for the delivery of a scientific opinion, the Authority shall issue scientific opinions within the time limit specified in the requests for opinions, except in duly justified circumstances.

4. Where different requests are made on the same issues or where the request is not in accordance with paragraph 2, or is unclear, the Authority may either refuse, or propose amendments to a request for an opinion in consultation with the institution or Member State(s) that made the request. Justifications for the refusal shall be given to the institution or Member State(s) that made the request.

5. Where the Authority has already delivered a scientific opinion on the specific topic in a request, it may refuse the request if it concludes there are no new scientific elements justifying the re-examination. Justifications for the refusal shall be given to the institution or Member State(s) that made the request.

[F1 6. In order to apply this Article, the Commission after consulting the Authority shall adopt:

(a) delegated acts in accordance with Article 57a in order to supplement this Regulation by establishing the procedure to be applied by the Authority to the requests for a scientific opinion;

(b) implementing acts laying down the guidelines governing the scientific evaluation of substances, products or processes which are subject, under Union legislation, to a system of prior authorisation or entry on a positive list, in particular where Union legislation makes provision for, or authorises, a dossier to be presented for this purpose by the applicant. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 58(2).]

7. The Authority's internal rules shall specify requirements in regard to format, explanatory background and publication of a scientific opinion.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Text with EEA relevance).