{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2065/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2065/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2003/2065",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2003-2065",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Application for authorisation",
  "text": "1. To obtain the authorisation of a primary product ..., an application shall be submitted in accordance with the following provisions.\n2. (a) The application shall be sent to the appropriate authority.\n(b) The appropriate authority must acknowledge receipt of the application in writing to the applicant within 14 days of its receipt. The acknowledgement must state the date of receipt of the application;\n(c) The appropriate authority must inform the Authority of the application without delay and make the application and any supporting information supplied by the applicant available to the Authority.\n3. The application shall be accompanied by the following:\n(a) the name and address of the applicant;\n(b) the information listed in Annex II;\n(c) a reasoned statement affirming that the product complies with Article 4(1), first indent;\n(d) a summary of the dossier.\n4. The Authority shall publish detailed guidance concerning the preparation and the submission of the application.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Art. 7(1) substituted (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 20(7)(a) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(1) omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 20(7)(b) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 16(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 7(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 16(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Art. 7(2)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 16(c) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 18(4)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Until publication, applicants shall follow the ‘Guidance on submissions for food additive evaluations’ by the Scientific Committee on Food, of 11 July 2001 or its latest update: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/out98_en.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2003/2065/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:50.297153+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}