Activities of Françoise GROSSETÊTE related to 2013/0435(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Novel foods (A8-0046/2014 - James Nicholson) FR
Amendments (8)
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The existing categories of novel food laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should be clarified and updated by replacingadding relevant new categories to the existing categories and with a reference to the general definition of food provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council15. __________________ 15 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The determination as to whether or not a food was consumed by the population of a third country to a significant degree should be based on information provided by food business operators and, where appropriate, supported by other information available in the third countries. Where there is insufficient information on human consumption of a food, a simple and transparent procedure involving the Commission, the EFSA and food business operators should be established to collect such information. Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to set out in detail the procedural stages of that consultation process.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
No later than … 23 the Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish the Union list by entering novel foods authorised or notified under Articles 4, 5 or 7 of Regulation (EC) N° 258/97 in the Union list, including any existing authorisation conditionsthe authorisation conditions, the date of authorisation and the name and address of the applicant. __________________ 23 Publications Office: please insert date: 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. On request by the applicant, supported by appropriate and verifiable information included in the application provided for in Article 9(1), newly developed scientific evidence or scientific data supporting the application may not be used for the benefit of a subsequent application during a period of five10 years from the date of the authorisation and the inclusion of the novel food in the Union list without the agreement of the prior applicant.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the prior applicant had exclusive right of reference to the proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data at the time the first application was made, whether or not the data was published, and
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result whenif, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinionsix months, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so request.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result whenif, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinionsix months, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so request.
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a novel food authorised under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 is included on the Union list in accordance with Article 7, the marketing of that novel food in the Union shall be granted exclusively to the applicant for a period of 10 years from the date of authorisation, unless a subsequent applicant obtains an authorisation for that novel food.