Article 9A Supervision: supplementaryF1

This Article applies where the Food Safety Authority receives, or becomes aware of, any information which might affect the assessment of the safety, or the suitability of the method of detection, of the authorised food concerned.

Where the Food Safety Authority receives, or becomes aware of, information under paragraph 1, the Food Safety Authority must consider whether it is necessary to issue an opinion under Article 10.

The Food Safety Authority may ask a relevant person to provide, within a specified period, such other information as the Food Safety Authority considers necessary for the purposes of deciding whether to issue an opinion under Article 10.

The Food Safety Authority may extend the period of time described in paragraph 3.

Where the Food Safety Authority makes a request under paragraph 3 and the relevant person fails to provide the information requested within the specified period (including any extension of that period), the Food Safety Authority must consider whether it is necessary to issue an opinion under Article 10 based on such information as the Food Safety Authority has which might affect the assessment of the safety of the food concerned or the suitability of the method of detection.

In this Article, “relevant person” means any person who is—