The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 704

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

21.  In Article 12—

(a) in paragraph 3—

(i) for “a Member State or the Commission” substitute “ the appropriate authority ”;

(ii) in both places in which it occurs, for “Authority”, substitute “ Food Safety Authority ”;

(b) for paragraph 4, substitute—

“4.   The appropriate authority must examine the opinion of the Food Safety Authority without delay and may prescribe amendments to the authorisation, including without limitation changes in the conditions of use and, if any, in the restrictions specified in the authorisation.”;

(c) omit paragraphs 5 and 6.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 21 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1