Article 7b Withdrawal of applicationsF1

An application submitted under Article 15 or 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 may be withdrawn by the applicant up to the moment the Authority adopts its opinion pursuant to Article 16(1) or Article 18(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.

A request for withdrawal of an application must be submitted to the national competent authority of a Member State, to which the application was submitted in accordance with Article 15(2) or Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.

The national competent authority shall, without delay, inform the Authority, the Commission and the other Member States of the withdrawal. Only the withdrawal of the application under the conditions mentioned in paragraph 1 and in this paragraph puts an end to the procedure.