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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2353/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/2353",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2353 of 14 December 2017 authorising the placing on the market of oil from Calanus finmarchicus as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2017) 8426) (Only the English text is authentic)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2353\nof 14 December 2017\nauthorising the placing on the market of oil from Calanus finmarchicus as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council\n(notified under document C(2017) 8426)\n(Only the English text is authentic)\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 31 January 2011, the Norwegian company Calanus AS made a request to the competent authority of the United Kingdom to place oil from the crustacean (marine zooplankton) Calanus finmarchicus harvested in the Norwegian Economic Zone and the Jan Mayen zone on the Union market as a novel food ingredient within the meaning of point (e) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.\n(2)\nOn 21 October 2016, the competent authority of the United Kingdom issued its initial assessment report. In that report, it came to the conclusion that oil from Calanus finmarchicus meets the criteria for novel food set out in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.\n(3)\nOn 8 November 2016, the Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to the other Member States.\n(4)\nReasoned objections were raised by other Member States within the 60-day period laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, in particular concerning the insufficient information on productions process, storage stability and toxicological data. The additional explanations provided by the applicant alleviated those concerns to the satisfaction of Member States and of the Commission.\n(5)\nDirective 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down requirements for food supplements. The use of oil from Calanus finmarchicus should be authorised without prejudice to the provisions of that Directive.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements, (OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51)."
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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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