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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-726/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/726",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 22 November 2012 authorising the placing on the market of dihydrocapsiate as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 8391) (Only the English text is authentic) (2012/726/EU)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision\nof 22 November 2012\nauthorising the placing on the market of dihydrocapsiate as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council\n(notified under document C(2012) 8391)\n(Only the English text is authentic)\n(2012/726/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\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 6 August 2010 the company Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Japan made a request to the competent authorities of the United Kingdom to place dihydrocapsiate on the market as novel food ingredient.\n(2)\nOn 10 March 2011 the competent food assessment body of the United Kingdom issued its initial assessment report. In this report it came to the conclusion that dihydrocapsiate will not present a health risk to consumers.\n(3)\nThe Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 13 April 2011.\n(4)\nWithin the 60 day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 reasoned objections were raised in accordance with that provision.\n(5)\nTherefore the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was consulted on 9 November 2011.\n(6)\nOn 28 June 2012 in their ‘Scientific opinion on dihydrocapsiate’ EFSA came to the conclusion that dihydrocapsiate is safe under the proposed uses and use levels.\n(7)\nDihydrocapsiate complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.\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",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "EFSA Journal 2012; 10(7):2812."
    }
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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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