Article 10 Opinion of the Food Safety AuthorityF9

The F1Food Safety Authority shall give an opinion within six months of the receipt of a valid application, as to whether, under the intended conditions of use of the material or article in which it is used, the substance complies with the safety criteria laid down in Article 3 and, where they apply, Article 4.

The Food Safety Authority may extend the said period by a maximum period of a further six months. In such a case it shall provide an explanation for the delay to the applicant F2....

The F3Food Safety Authority may, where appropriate, request the applicant to supplement the particulars accompanying the application within a time limit specified by the Food Safety Authority. Where the Food Safety Authority requests supplementary information, the time limit laid down in paragraph 1 shall be suspended until that information has been provided. Similarly, the time limit shall be suspended for the time allowed the applicant to prepare oral or written explanations.

In order to prepare its opinion, the F4Food Safety Authority shall:

In the event of an opinion in favour of authorising the evaluated substance, the opinion shall include:

The F6Food Safety Authority shall forward its opinion to the F7appropriate authority and the applicant.

The F8Food Safety Authority shall make its opinion public, after deletion of any information identified as confidential, in accordance with Article 20.