22 Amendments of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2013/0435(COD)
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The placing on the market within the Union of traditional foods from third countries should be facilitated, where the history of safe food use in a third country has been demonstrated. Those foods should have been consumed in a third country for at least 25 years as a part of the customary diet within a largesignificant part of the population of the country. The history of safe food use should not include non-food uses or uses not related to normal diets.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The determination of whether or not consumption of a food by the population of a third country is significant should be based on information supplied by food business operators and, where appropriate, backed up by other information available in the third country. When 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 for collecting such information. Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to specify the procedural steps in such a consultation process.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) " novel food " means all food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997 irrespective of the date of accession of the various Member States to the Union and includes in particularthat falls into at least one of the following categories:
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i (new)
(-i) food with a new or intentionally modified molecular structure;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i a (new)
(-ia) food containing, consisting of or produced from micro-organisms, fungi, algae and other materials of biological or mineral origin;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i b (new)
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i c (new)
(-ic) food containing, consisting of or produced from animals or parts of animals, with the exception of animals that have been reared using traditional rearing methods and have a proven history of safe food use on the Union market;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) food to whichresulting from a new production process not used for food production within the Union before 15 May 1997 is applied, where that production processwhich gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food which affect its nutritional value, the way it is metabolised or the level of undesirable substances;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 1
– a new production process has been applied as referred to in point (i) of this paragraphnot used for food production in the Union before 15 May 1997 has been applied; or
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) "history of safe food use in a third country" means that the safety of the food in question has been confirmed with compositional data and from experience of continued use for at least 25 years in the customary diet of a largesignificant part of the population of a third country, prior to a notification referred to in Article 13;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Food business operators shall consult a Member State where they are unsure whether or not a food which they intend to place on the market within the Union falls within the scope of this Regulation. In that case, fFood business operators shall provide the necessary information to the Member State on request to enable it to determine in particular the extent to which the food in question was used for human consumption within the Union before 15 May 1997whether or not a food comes within the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) adding, removing or changing the conditions, specifications or restrictionspecifications, conditions of use, additional specific labelling requirements or post-market monitoring requirements associated with the inclusion of a novel food on the Union list.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The procedure for authorising the placing on the market within the Union of a novel food and updating of the Union list provided for in Article 8 shall start either on the Commission's initiative or following an application to the Commission by an applicant. The Commission should allow Member States to have sight of the application.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point -a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point -a (new)
-a) the name and address of the applicant;
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall request EFSA to render its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human health.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
-a) the name and address of the applicant;
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall forward the valid notification provided for in Article 13 without delayin one month to the Member States and to EFSA.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Where no reasoned safety objections are made in accordance with paragraph 2 within the time-limit laid down in that paragraph, the Commission shall authorise the placing on the market within the Union of the traditional food concerned and update without delay the Union list within one month.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) whether the novel food meant to replace another food does not have different properties that result in nutritional disadvantages for the consumer;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 298 #
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 301 #
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.