Paragraph 10 Ongoing applications under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

(1)

This paragraph applies to an application where—

(a)

before exit day, that application was submitted under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as it had effect immediately before exit day to the United Kingdom for evaluation, and

(b)

immediately before exit day, a regulation or decision adopted under Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as it had effect immediately before exit day in relation to that application has not entered into force.

(2)

An application to which this paragraph applies is taken as being made under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on the date on which it was made, to each competent authority in relation to its constituent territory.

(3)

Anything done before exit day in relation to an application to which this paragraph applies—

(a)

by the United Kingdom as the evaluating member State;

(b)

by the European Food Safety Authority under Article 10 or 11 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as it had effect immediately before exit day;

is taken to have been done by the competent authority.