{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1332/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1332/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/1332",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, Council Directive 2001/112/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1332",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "The content of an authorisation of a food enzyme",
  "text": "1. A food enzyme which complies with the conditions set out in Article 6 may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], be authorised.\n2. The authorisation of a food enzyme ... shall specify:\n(a) the name of the food enzyme;\n(b) the specifications of the food enzyme, including its origin, purity criteria and any other necessary information;\n(c) the foods to which the food enzyme may be added;\n(d) the conditions under which the food enzyme may be used; where appropriate, no maximum level shall be fixed for a food enzyme. In that case, the food enzyme shall be used in accordance with the quantum satis principle;\n(e) if appropriate, whether there are any restrictions on the sale of the food enzyme directly to the final consumer;\n(f) where necessary, specific requirements in respect of the labelling of food in which the food enzymes have been used in order to ensure that the final consumer is informed of the physical condition of the food or the specific treatment it has undergone.\n3. The authorisation status of a food enzyme shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 [establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings].",
  "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), 7(6)(b) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Art. 7(2) 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), 7(6)(c)(i) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(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), 7(6)(c)(ii) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7(3) 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), 7(6)(d)(i) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Art. 7(3) 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), 7(6)(d)(ii) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 7 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), 7(6)(a) (with reg. 23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1332/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:44.844986+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."
}