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Article 2 Scope

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

1.

This Regulation applies to the placing of novel foods on the market within F1Great Britain.

2.

This Regulation does not apply to:

(a)

genetically modified foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003;

F2(aa)

within England, food produced from precision bred plants within the meaning of section 1, as read with section 2(1), and section 30(2), of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023;

(b)

foods when and in so far as they are used as:

  1. (i)

    food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008;

  2. (ii)

    food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008;

  3. (iii)

    food flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008;

  4. (iv)

    extraction solvents used or intended to be used in the production of foodstuffs or food ingredients and falling within the scope of Directive 2009/32/EC.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/702, reg. 7 (as substituted by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1504), regs. 1(2), 15(3))

F2

Art. 2(2)(aa) inserted (13.11.2025) by The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/581), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 12(2)