# The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 43: Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012

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

(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 Great 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—
“
3 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/651/regulation/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nutrition-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-43
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