The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 702

PART 3 U.K. Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

46.  In Article 9—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Commission, the Member States and the Authority”, substitute “ appropriate authority and the Food Safety Authority ”;

(b) for paragraph 2, substitute—

“2.   The duly reasoned safety objections submitted by the Food Safety Authority to the appropriate authority in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 must include the following information—

(a) the name and description of the traditional food from a third country;

(b) a scientific statement indicating why the traditional food from a third country may pose a safety risk to human health.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 46 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c.1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1