{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2283/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2283/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/2283",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2283",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Scope",
  "text": "1. This Regulation applies to the placing of novel foods on the market within Great Britain.\n2. This Regulation does not apply to:\n(a) genetically modified foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003;\n(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;\n(b) foods when and in so far as they are used as:\n(i)food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008;\n(ii)food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008;\n(iii)food flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008;\n(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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/2283/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:15.607182+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."
}