{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1331/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1331/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/1331",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1331",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3. “Authority” means—\n(a) as regards England and Wales, the Food Standards Agency;\n(b) as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland;\n4. “prescribe”, means prescribe by regulations;\n5. “appropriate authority” means—\n(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;\n(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;\n(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n6. “Regulation 234/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 234/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings;\n7. ‘Substance’ includes a flavouring substance under evaluation, within the meaning given in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2(1)(2) 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), 6(3)(b) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 2(3)-(6) added (31.12.2020) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 39(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 18(10)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 2(7) inserted (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), 6(3)(c) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 2 heading 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), 6(3)(a) (with reg. 23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1331/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:44.949883+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."
}