Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2469Show full title

Article 1 U.K. Scope and subject matter

This Regulation lays down rules for the implementation of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 as regards the administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10(1) and the transitional measures referred to in Article 35(3) of that Regulation.

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

In addition to the definitions laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) and Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the following definition shall apply:

• ‘application’ means a stand-alone dossier containing the information and the scientific data submitted for the authorisation of a novel food pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

Article 3 U.K. Structure, content and presentation of an application

1. An application shall be submitted electronically to the [F1 appropriate authority] and shall consist of the following:

(a) a cover letter;

(b) a technical dossier;

(c) a summary of the dossier.

2. The cover letter referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be drafted in accordance with the template provided in Annex I.

3. The technical dossier referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall contain:

(a) the administrative data as provided for in Article 4;

(b) the scientific data as provided for in Article 5.

4. Where the applicant submits an application to modify the conditions of use, the specifications, additional specific labelling requirements or post-market monitoring requirements of an authorised novel food, it may not be necessary for the applicant to provide all the data required under Article 5 of this Regulation where the applicant provides verifiable justification explaining that the proposed changes do not affect the results of the existing risk assessment.

5. In addition to the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (e) of Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the summary of the dossier referred to in paragraph 1(c) of this Article shall set out the reasons why the use of the novel food complies with the conditions laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 53; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 4 U.K. Administrative data requirements

In addition to the information set out in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the application shall include the following administrative data:

(a)

the name(s) of the manufacturer(s) of the novel food, if different than the applicant's, address and contact details;

(b)

the name, address and contact details of the person responsible for the dossier authorised to communicate on behalf of the applicant with the [F2 appropriate authority];

(c)

the date of submission of the dossier;

(d)

a table of contents of the dossier;

(e)

a detailed list of documents annexed to the dossier, including references to titles, volumes and pages;

(f)

a list of the parts of the dossier to be treated as confidential and verifiable justification in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and the rules set out in Annex II to this Regulation. Where the production process contains confidential data, a non-confidential summary of the production process shall be provided;

(g)

information and explanations substantiating the existence of the applicant's right of reference to the proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. That information shall be included in a separate folder.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Art. 4(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 54; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 5 U.K. Scientific data requirements

1. The dossier submitted in support of an application for the authorisation of a novel food shall enable a comprehensive risk assessment of the novel food.

2. Where the application for the authorisation of a novel food involves the use of engineered nanomaterials as referred to in points (a) (viii) and (ix) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the applicant shall provide detection and characterisation test methods in compliance with the requirements of Article 10(4) of that Regulation.

3. The applicant shall provide a copy of the documentation on the procedure and strategy followed when gathering the data.

4. The applicant shall provide a description of the safety evaluation strategy and the corresponding toxicological testing strategy and shall justify the inclusion or exclusion of specific studies or information.

5. The applicant shall provide on request the raw data for the individual studies, published and unpublished, undertaken by the applicant, or on their behalf, to support their application. This information includes data used to generate the conclusions of the individual studies and results of examinations.

6. Where it cannot be excluded that a novel food intended for a particular group of the population would be also consumed by other groups of the population the safety data provided shall also cover those groups.

7. For each biological or toxicological study, the applicant shall clarify whether the test material conforms to the proposed or existing specification. Where the test material differs from that specification, the applicant shall demonstrate the relevance of those data to the novel food under consideration.

Toxicological studies shall be conducted in facilities which comply with the requirements of Directive 2004/10/EC or F3 ... they shall follow the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice. The applicant shall provide evidence of compliance with those requirements and shall justify any deviation from the standard protocols.

8. The applicant shall propose an overall conclusion on the safety of the proposed uses of the novel food. The overall evaluation of potential risk to human health shall be made in the context of known or likely human exposure.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Art. 5(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 55; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[F4 Article 6 U.K. Verification of the validity of an application

1. On receipt of an application the appropriate authority must without delay verify whether the application falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and whether the application fulfils the requirements set out in Article 10(2) of that Regulation.

2. The Food Safety Authority must, on request by the appropriate authority, provide the appropriate authority with its views on whether the application fulfils the relevant requirements set out in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 within a period of 30 days.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, and without prejudice to Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, an application may be considered as valid even if it does not contain all the elements required under Articles 3 to 5 of this Regulation, provided that the applicant has submitted appropriate justification for each missing element.

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, and without prejudice to Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, an application may be considered as valid even if it does not contain all the elements required under Articles 3 to 5 of this Regulation, provided that the applicant has submitted appropriate justification for each missing element.

5. The appropriate authority must inform the applicant whether the application is considered valid. If the application is not considered valid, the appropriate authority must indicate the reasons why it is not considered valid.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Art. 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 56; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 7 U.K. Information to be included in the opinion of the Authority

1. The opinion of the Authority shall include the following information:

(a) the identity of the novel food;

(b) the assessment of the production process;

(c) compositional data;

(d) specifications;

(e) the history of use of the novel food and/or its source;

(f) the proposed uses and use levels and anticipated intake;

(g) absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME);

(h) nutritional information;

(i) toxicological information;

(j) allergenicity;

(k) an overall risk assessment for the novel food under the proposed uses and use levels and highlighting uncertainties and limitations where relevant;

(l) when the dietary exposure exceeds the health-based guidance value identified in the overall risk assessment, the dietary exposure assessment of the novel food shall be detailed, providing the contribution to the total exposure of each food category or foodstuff for which the use is authorised or has been requested;

(m) conclusions.

2. The [F5 appropriate authority] may ask for additional information in its request for an opinion of the Authority.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in Art. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 57; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[F6 Article 8 U.K. Transitional measures

The deadline for the submission of the applications referred to in Article 35(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 is 1 January 2019.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Art. 8 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 58; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 9 U.K. Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

F7 ...

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

Textual Amendments

F7 Words in Signature omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 59; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)