4 Amendments of Julie GIRLING related to 2013/0435(COD)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The existing categories of novel food laid downisted in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should be clarified and updated by replacing the existing categories 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 . Before the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission should adopt guidance, following a consultation with stakeholders, on the categories of novel foods which would assist the applicants and Member States in understanding whether a food falls within the scope of this Regulation and into which category of novel food a food falls. __________________ 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 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Under specific circumstances, in order to stimulate research and development within the agri-food industry, and thus innovation, it is appropriate to protect the investment made by innovators in gathering the information and data provided in support of an application for a novel food made in accordance with this Regulation. The newly developed scientific evidence and proprietary data provided in support of an application for inclusion of a novel food in the Union list should be protected. Those data and information should, for a limited period of time, not be used to the benefit of a subsequent applicant, without the agreement of the prior applicant. The protection of scientific data provided by one applicant should not prevent other applicants from seeking the inclusion in the Union list on the basis of their own scientific data or by referring to the protected data with the agreement of the prior applicant. However, the overall fiveten year period of data protection which has been granted to the prior applicant should not be extended due to the granting of data protection to subsequent applicants.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv b (new)
(ivb) food or food ingredients consisting of or isolated from plants derived from production processes that give rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food affecting its nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances;
Amendment 452 #
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 fiveten 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.