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Document 91997E002132

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2132/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Requirements for authorization: checking information supplied by manufacturers

JO C 82, 17.3.1998, p. 33 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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91997E2132

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2132/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Requirements for authorization: checking information supplied by manufacturers

Official Journal C 082 , 17/03/1998 P. 0033


WRITTEN QUESTION E-2132/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council (24 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Requirements for authorization: checking information supplied by manufacturers

1. What information is supposed to be used as the basis for assessment?

2. Is there provision for independent testing of the data submitted by manufacturers?

Joint answer to Written Questions E-2132/97 and E-2134/97 (20 October 1997)

Article 6 of Regulation No 258/97 and, where applicable, Articles 7 (1) and Article 9 specify the information required for assessments and the ways in which they are to be carried out.

Under the obligations laid down in Article 6, the procedures followed by the competent assessment bodies are the responsibility of the Member States.

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