Nutraveris
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The list of claims under Article 13.3 of Regulation 1924/2006 deposited in the European Parliament:

Following the positive vote by the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) on December 5, the draft Regulation of the European Commission establishing, under Article 13.3 of Regulation 1924/2006, list of permitted health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health, and the annex listing the 13.2 allowed claims were transmitted in the European Parliament on January 27.
The European Parliament and the Council now have within three months (until April 27) to oppose the publication of this text as part of the Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission. Regulation should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in mid-May for entry into force 20 days later.
The claims which have not been submitted to Member States for evaluation by EFSA as part of the procedure 13.2 will be forbidden to the publication of the Regulations. The period of compliance of their communications will be 6 months. The claims will be used in accordance with these Regulation in late November. The permitted claims will be those listed on annex published in conjunction with the Regulation. Those, under evaluation by EFSA, and those, which the transition will run, still will be used.