Regulation 43 Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012 of 11 April 2012 establishing implementing rules for the application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 2 (definitions)—

(a)

omit the definition of “request”;

(b)

in the definition of “file”, for “the Authority”, substitute “ an expert committee ”.

(c)

after the definition of “placing on the market” insert–

“(d)
‘appropriate authority’ and ‘expert committee’ have the same meaning as in Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to food.”.

(3)

In Article 3 (conditions to be met for the request)—

(a)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

for “the assessment of” substitute “ assessing ”;

(ii)

for “Member States” substitute “ parts of F1Great Britain ”;

(b)

in paragraph 2, for “Member States may submit a request to the Commission when the assessment referred to in paragraph 1” substitute “ The power to make regulations under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 may be exercised where the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 ”;

(c)

omit paragraph 4.

(4)

In Article 4 (content of the Request)—

(a)

for the heading substitute “ Evidence required for the purposes of advice by an expert committee under Article 8 of Regulation 1925/2006 ”;

(b)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

for “The request shall contain” substitute “In preparing advice for the purpose of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, the Committee shall consider ;

(ii)

for “and shall include” substitute “ , including ”;

(iii)

omit the final sentence of point (b).

(c)

omit paragraph 2;

(d)

for paragraph 3 substitute—

“
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Where an expert committee is asked to provide advice for the purposes of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, it shall make public the evidence referred to in paragraph 1.”;

(e)

in paragraph 4—

(i)

omit the first sentence;

(ii)

for “Authority” substitute “ expert committee ”;

(f)

in paragraph 5—

(i)

for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(ii)

for “Authority” substitute “ expert committee ”;

(iii)

after “opinion” insert “ , except in cases of urgency ”.

(5)

In Article 5 (substance included in Annex III, Part C)—

(a)

for “Authority” in each place it appears substitute “ expert committee ”;

(b)

for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(6)

In Article 6 (opinion of the Authority)—

(a)

for “Authority” in the heading and in each place it appears in paragraphs 1 and 2, substitute “ expert committee ”;

(b)

for “Authority's” substitute “expert committee's”.

(7)

Omit Article 7.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 43(3)(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1476), regs. 1(2), 6(5)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 43 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)