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1.The Commission shall forward the valid notification provided for in Article 14 without delay, and not later than one month after having verified its validity, to the Member States and to the Authority.
2.Within four months from the date on which a valid notification is forwarded by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1, a Member State or the Authority may submit to the Commission duly reasoned safety objections to the placing on the market within the Union of the traditional food concerned.
3.The Commission shall inform the applicant of any duly reasoned safety objection as soon as it is submitted. The Member States, the Authority and the applicant shall be informed of the outcome of the procedure referred to in paragraph 2.
4.Where no duly reasoned safety objections have been submitted in accordance with paragraph 2 within the time-limit laid down in that paragraph, the Commission shall authorise the placing on the market within the Union of the traditional food concerned and update the Union list without delay.
The entry in the Union list shall specify that it concerns a traditional food from a third country.
Where applicable, certain conditions for use, specific labelling requirements, or post-market monitoring requirements shall be specified.
5.Where duly reasoned safety objections have been submitted to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 2, the Commission shall not authorise the placing on the market within the Union of the traditional food concerned or update the Union list.
In that case, the applicant may submit an application to the Commission in accordance with Article 16.