# 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, Article 50: Scrutiny by the Secretary of State and publication for opposition

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.
The 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.
2. 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:
(a) for applications under the scheme set out in Title II, the single document and ... product specification;
(b) for applications under the scheme set out in Title III, the specification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1151/article/50 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1151/article-50
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