PART 5AMENDMENT OF EU TERTIARY LEGISLATION
Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012I143
1
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012 of 11 April 2012 establishing implementing rules for the application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods is amended as follows.
2
In Article 2 (definitions)—
a
omit the definition of “request”;
b
in the definition of “file”, for “the Authority”, substitute “
an expert committee
”
.
c
after the definition of “placing on the market” insert–
d
‘appropriate authority’ and ‘expert committee’ have the same meaning as in Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to food.
3
In Article 3 (conditions to be met for the request)—
a
in paragraph 1—
i
for “the assessment of” substitute “
assessing
”
;
ii
for “Member States” substitute “
parts of F1Great Britain
”
;
b
in paragraph 2, for “Member States may submit a request to the Commission when the assessment referred to in paragraph 1” substitute “
The power to make regulations under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 may be exercised where the assessment referred to in paragraph 1
”
;
c
omit paragraph 4.
4
In Article 4 (content of the Request)—
a
for the heading substitute “
Evidence required for the purposes of advice by an expert committee under Article 8 of Regulation 1925/2006
”
;
b
in paragraph 1—
i
for “The request shall contain” substitute “In preparing advice for the purpose of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, the Committee shall consider ;
ii
for “and shall include” substitute “
, including
”
;
iii
omit the final sentence of point (b).
c
omit paragraph 2;
d
for paragraph 3 substitute—
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Where an expert committee is asked to provide advice for the purposes of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, it shall make public the evidence referred to in paragraph 1.
e
in paragraph 4—
i
omit the first sentence;
ii
for “Authority” substitute “
expert committee
”
;
f
in paragraph 5—
i
for “Commission” substitute “
appropriate authority
”
;
ii
for “Authority” substitute “
expert committee
”
;
iii
after “opinion” insert “
, except in cases of urgency
”
.
5
In Article 5 (substance included in Annex III, Part C)—
a
for “Authority” in each place it appears substitute “
expert committee
”
;
b
for “Commission” substitute “
appropriate authority
”
.
6
In Article 6 (opinion of the Authority)—
a
for “Authority” in the heading and in each place it appears in paragraphs 1 and 2, substitute “
expert committee
”
;
b
for “Authority's” substitute “expert committee's”.
7
Omit Article 7.