Within three months of receiving the opinion of the Authority, the appropriate authority must take the decision whether to include a primary product in the list referred to in Article 6(1), taking account of the opinion of the Authority, the requirements of Article 4(1), any relevant provisions of retained EU law and other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration. The appropriate authority must inform the applicant of its decision without delay. Where the decision is not in accordance with the opinion of the Authority, the appropriate authority must provide an explanation for the differences to the Authority and to the applicant.

Where the appropriate authority decides to include a primary product in the list referred to in Article 6(1) it must prescribe the addition of that product to the list together with the details referred to in Article 6(2) and amend Regulation 1321/2013.

Without prejudice to Article 11, the authorisation granted in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Regulation shall be valid F3... for 10 years and shall be renewable in accordance with Article 12.

After an authorisation has been issued in accordance with this Regulation, the authorisation holder or any other food business operator using the authorised primary product or derived smoke flavourings shall comply with any condition or restriction attached to such authorisation.

The authorisation holder shall inform the F4Authority immediately of any new scientific or technical information which might affect the assessment of the safety of the authorised primary product or derived smoke flavourings in relation to human health. If necessary, the Authority shall then review the assessment.

The granting of an authorisation shall not diminish the general civil and criminal liability of any food business operator in respect of the authorised primary product, derived smoke flavouring or food containing the authorised primary product or derived smoke flavouring.