Commission Regulation (EU) No 16/2011 (repealed)Show full title

Article 1 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply in addition to those set out in Regulations (EC) No 178/2002 and (EC) No 882/2004:

1.

‘network’ means the rapid alert system for the notification of a direct or indirect risk to human health deriving from food or feed, as established by Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

2.

‘member of the network’ means a Member State, the Commission, the European Food Safety Authority and any applicant country, third country or international organisation having concluded an agreement with the European Union in accordance with Article 50(6) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

3.

‘contact point’ means the designated contact point that represents the member of the network;

4.

‘alert notification’ means a notification of a risk that requires or might require rapid action in another member country;

5.

‘information notification’ means a notification of a risk that does not require rapid action in another member country;

(a)

‘information notification for follow-up’ means an information notification related to a product that is or may be placed on the market in another member country;

(b)

‘information notification for attention’ means an information notification related to a product that:

(i)

is present only in the notifying member country; or

(ii)

has not been placed on the market; or

(iii)

is no longer on the market;

6.

‘border rejection notification’ means a notification of a rejection of a batch, container or cargo of food or feed as referred to in Article 50(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

7.

‘original notification’ means an alert notification, an information notification or a border rejection notification;

8.

‘follow-up notification’ means a notification that contains additional information in relation to an original notification;

9.

‘professional operators’ means food business operators and feed business operators as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 or business operators as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1).

(1)

OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4.