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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-580/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/580",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 25 July 2005 refusing the placing on the market of betaine as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2005) 2770) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2005/580/EC)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 25 July 2005\nrefusing the placing on the market of betaine as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council\n(notified under document number C(2005) 2770)\n(Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic)\n(2005/580/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients, and in particular Article 7 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 24 January 2003 Finnfeeds Finland Ltd made a request to the competent authorities of Finland to place betaine on the market as a novel food or novel food ingredient.\n(2)\nOn 3 July 2003 the competent authorities of Finland issued their initial assessment report.\n(3)\nIn their initial assessment report, Finland’s competent authorities came to the conclusion that betaine may be placed on the market.\n(4)\nThe Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 18 August 2003.\n(5)\nWithin the 60-day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, reasoned objections to the marketing of betaine were raised in accordance with that provision.\n(6)\nThe European Food Safety Authority, in its opinion on an application concerning the use of betaine as a novel food in the European Union of 22 February 2005, came to the conclusion that the safety of betaine for the intended use as proposed by the applicant has not been established.\n(7)\nAs it has not been demonstrated that the product complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, it should not be placed on the market in the Community.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The opinion can be found on the website of the European Food Safety Authority, Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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