The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed

7.—(1) Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 8, after paragraph 5, insert—

“6.   Where the notification and accompanying particulars referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are, or were, not supplied within the period specified or are, or were, found to be incorrect, or where an application is, or was, not submitted as required by paragraph 4 within the period specified, the appropriate authority may prescribe(2)—

(a) that the product concerned, and any products derived from it, be withdrawn from the market;

(b) a period of time within which existing stocks of the product concerned, and any products derived from it, may be used up.”.

(3) In Article 20, after paragraph 5, insert—

“6.   Where the notification and accompanying particulars referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are, or were, not supplied within the period specified or are, or were, found to be incorrect, or where an application is, or was, not submitted as required by paragraph 4 within the period specified, the appropriate authority may prescribe—

(a) that the product concerned, and any products derived from it, be withdrawn from the market;

(b) a period of time within which existing stocks of the product concerned, and any products derived from it, may be used up.”.

(1)

EUR 2003/1829, amended by S.I. 2019/705.

(2)

See Articles 2(19) and 35 of EUR 2003/1829 respectively for the meaning of “prescribed” and the procedure that applies to the making of Regulations.