Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the european parliament and of the councilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the european parliament and of the council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

[X1 Article 13 U.K. Health claims other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health

1 . Health claims describing or referring to:

(a)

the role of a nutrient or other substance in growth, development and the functions of the body; or

(b)

psychological and behavioural functions; or

(c)

without prejudice to [F1any enactment implementing] Directive 96/8/EC, slimming or weight-control or a reduction in the sense of hunger or an increase in the sense of satiety or to the reduction of the available energy from the diet,

which are indicated in the list [F2in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) 432/2012] may be made without undergoing the procedures laid down in Articles 15 to 19, if they are:

(i)

based on generally accepted scientific evidence; and

(ii)

well understood by the average consumer.

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[F5 4 .The appropriate authority may, by regulations and after consulting an expert committee, make changes to the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) 432/2012, if such changes are based on generally accepted scientific evidence.

5 .The appropriate authority may make regulations adding a claim to the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) 432/2012 which:

(a)is based on newly developed scientific evidence; or

(b)includes a request for the protection of proprietary data,

after making a decision under the procedure laid down in Article 18 or, where the claim relates to children's development and health, the procedure laid down in Articles 15, 16, 17, and 19.]]

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