Legal provisions of COM(2006)912 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

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dossier COM(2006)912 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, as regards the implementing powers ...
document COM(2006)912 EN
date March 11, 2008


Article 1

Amendments

Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 is hereby amended as follows:

1.Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.   Where necessary, measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and determining whether a type of food falls within the scope of this Section shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).’;

2.Article 12(4) shall be replaced by the following:

‘4.   Measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and establishing appropriate lower thresholds, in particular in respect of foods containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).’;

3.Article 14 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 14

Implementing measures

1. The following measures may be adopted by the Commission:

—measures necessary for operators to satisfy the competent authorities as referred to in Article 12(3),

—measures necessary for operators to comply with the labelling requirements set out in Article 13,

—specific rules concerning the information to be given by mass caterers providing food to the final consumer. In order to take account of the specific situation of mass caterers, such rules may provide for adaptation of the requirements set out in Article 13(1)(e).

Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).

2. In addition, detailed rules to facilitate the uniform application of Article 13 may be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 35(2).’;

4.Article 15(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.   Where necessary, measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and determining whether a type of feed falls within the scope of this Section shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).’;

5.Article 24(4) shall be replaced by the following:

‘4.   Measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and establishing appropriate lower thresholds, in particular in respect of feed containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).’;

6.Article 26 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 26

Implementing measures

1. The following measures may be adopted by the Commission:

—measures necessary for operators to satisfy the competent authorities as referred to in Article 24(3),

—measures necessary for operators to comply with the labelling requirements set out in Article 25.

Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).

2. In addition, detailed rules to facilitate the uniform application of Article 25 may be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 35(2).’;

7.in Article 32, the fifth paragraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘Detailed rules for implementing this Article and the Annex may be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 35(2).

Measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation and adapting the Annex shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).’;

8.Article 35(3) shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’;

9.Article 47(3) shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   Measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and lowering the thresholds referred to in paragraph 1, in particular for GMOs sold directly to the final consumer, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 35(3).’

Article 2

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.