{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151/article-50",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151/article-50.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/1151",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151",
  "path": "article/50",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "50",
  "heading": "Scrutiny by the Secretary of State and publication for opposition",
  "text": "1. The Secretary of State shall scrutinise by appropriate means any application received pursuant to Article 49, in order to check that it is justified and that it meets the conditions of the respective scheme. This scrutiny should not exceed a period of six months. Where this period is exceeded, the Secretary of State shall indicate in writing to the applicant the reasons for the delay.\nThe Secretary of State shall, at least each month, make public , in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time, the list of names for which registration applications have been submitted to the Secretary of State, as well as their date of submission.\n2. Where, based on the scrutiny carried out pursuant to the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the Secretary of State considers that the conditions laid down in this Regulation are fulfilled, the Secretary of State shall publish in such manner as appears appropriate to the Secretary of State from time to time:\n(a) for applications under the scheme set out in Title II, the single document and ... product specification;\n(b) for applications under the scheme set out in Title III, the specification.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(b)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Art. 50(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(b)(i)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(b)(ii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(b)(ii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(b)(ii)(cc)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(c)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(c)(i)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(c)(i)(cc)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50(2)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Art. 50 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 18(47)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1151/article/50",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:59.044275+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."
}