Activities of Horst SCHNELLHARDT related to 2006/0143(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common authorisation procedure for food additives – Food additives – Food enzymes – Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 14 #
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Under each sectoral food law, substances that have been authorised to be placed on the Community market shall be included on a list the content of which is determined by the said law (hereinafter referred to as the "Community list"). The Community list shall be updated by the Commission. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Substances authorised on the Community list may be used by all food business operators subject to the conditions applicable to them, provided their use is not restricted under Article 12a.
Amendment 18 #
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Within ninesix months of the Authority giving its opinion, the Commission shall submit to the Committee referred to in Article 14(1) a draft regulation updating the Community list, taking account of the opinion of the Authority, any relevant provisions of Community law and any other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration. In those cases where an opinion of the Authority has not been requested, the ninesix-month period shall start from the date the Commission receives a valid application.
Amendment 19 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. WhereIn duly justified cases, the Commission may requests additional information from applicants on matters concerning risk management. In those instances, it shall determine, together with the applicant, a period within which that information can be provided. In such cases, the period referred to in Article 7 may be extended accordingly. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the extension and shall make the additional information available to the Member States once it has been provided.
Amendment 21 #
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Scientific data and other information provided by applicants may not be used for the benefit of a subsequent applicant for a period of five years from the date of authorisation, unless the subsequent applicant has agreed with the prior applicant that such data and information may be used, where: a) the scientific data and other information were designated as proprietary by the prior applicant at the time the prior application was made; and b) the prior applicant had exclusive rights of reference to the proprietary data at the time the prior application was made; and c) the food additive, food enzyme or food flavouring could not have been authorised without the submission of the proprietary data by the prior applicant.