(4)The Union's rules on novel foods were established by Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council 3 and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 4 . Those rules need to be updated to simplify the current authorisation procedures and to take account of recent developments in Union law and technological progress. Regulations (EC) No 258/97 and (EC) No 1852/2001 should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation.
Recital 4
- 4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 of 20 September 2001 laying down detailed rules for making certain information available to the public and for the protection of information submitted pursuant to European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 258/97 ( OJ L 253, 21.9.2001, p. 17 ). ↩
- 3 Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients ( OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1 ). ↩