Activities of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2011/0156(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes
Amendments (6)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Directive 2009/39/EC foresees that specific provisions could be adopted regarding the two following specific categories of food falling within the definition of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses: ‘food intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen’ and ‘food for persons suffering from carbohydrate metabolism disorders (diabetes)’. With regard to food intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, no successful conclusion could be reached as regard the development of specific provisions due to widely diverging views among Member States and stakeholders concerning the scope of the specific legislation, the number of sub-categories of the food to be included, the criteria for establishing composition requirements and the potential impact on innovation in product development. ‘Food intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen’ should therefore be regulated under Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements1 in order to improve the functioning of the internal market and to provide a higher level of consumer protection. It is necessary to support innovations while maintaining a high level of consumer protection. As regards special provisions for food for persons suffering from carbohydrate metabolism disorders (diabetes), a Commission report concludes that the scientific basis for setting specific compositional requirements is lacking. ____________________ 1 OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Taking into account relevant technical and scientific progress, the Commission should be empowered to update the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation. This should foster innovation in the sector of food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes, which must not occur at the expenses of product safety.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to allow for an efficient and safety-oriented monitoring, food business operators that are placing foods referred to in Article 1(1) on the market shall notify the competent authority of the Member State(s) where the product is being marketed by providing a sample/model of the label prior to the placing on the market of their products; the competent authority of the respective Member State(s) shall make their rules of procedure for notification available to the public.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Milks intended for young children By ...*, the Commission shall, after consulting the European Food Safety Authority, present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the desirability of special provisions regarding the composition and labelling of milks intended for young children. In the light of the conclusions of that report, the Commission shall either: (a) decide that there is no need for special provisions regarding the composition and labelling of milks intended for young children; (b) present, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 114 TFEU, any appropriate proposals for amendments to this Regulation and amend the relevant delegated acts to include the special provisions concerned, in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation. ____________ * OJ: please insert the date: 2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation