# Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 of 29 May 2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance), Article 8B: Determination of authorisation status: registered substances


1. For the purposes of Article 8A, determining the authorisation status of a registered substance is to consist of the appropriate authority determining whether the registered substance is:
(a) to be authorised for placing on the market or for use in contact with food;
(b) to cease to be permitted to be placed on the market or used in contact with food, and to cease to be a registered substance.
2. A determination of a type falling within paragraph 1(b) may specify a period of time, or different periods of time, within which:
(a) existing stocks of the registered substance concerned, and any products derived from it or containing it, may be placed on the market or used;
(b) the registered substance concerned, and any products derived from it or containing it, may continue to be produced, placed on the market or used;
(c) the labelling of the registered substance concerned, and any products derived from it or containing it, may continue to be applied.
3. Where the appropriate authority makes a determination as to the authorisation status of a registered substance, the appropriate authority must:
(a) in the event of a determination to authorise the substance, specify the date on which the authorisation is to have effect; and
(b) communicate the determination to the Food Safety Authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/450/article/8B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-450/article-8B
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