Preamble
Recitals 42
Chapter I - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-5) 5
Chapter II - REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACING NOVEL FOODS ON THE MARKET WITHIN THE UNION (Article 6-9) 4
Chapter III - AUTHORISATION PROCEDURES FOR A NOVEL FOOD (Article 10-20) 11
Chapter IV - ADDITIONAL PROCEDURAL RULES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS (Article 21-25) 5
Chapter V - DATA PROTECTION (Article 26-28) 3
Chapter VI - PENALTIES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 29-32) 4
Chapter VII - TRANSITIONAL MEASURES AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 33-36) 4

history of safe food use in a third country

Definitions over time (1)

31/12/2015 – 27/03/2021 Article 3, Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 Scope: Whole act

‘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 significant number of people in at least one third country, prior to a notification referred to in Article 14;

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No text uses this concept on 12/11/2026.