In addition to the definitions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 and Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘consultation request’ means a request from a food business operator to a recipient Member State to determine the novel food status of a particular food;

2. (b)

   ‘recipient Member State’ means a Member State where the food business operator intends to place on the market a particular food for the first time.