1.Within three months after receiving the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, the appropriate authority must determine, taking account of the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, any relevant provisions of retained EU law, and other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the decision to be taken in respect of the application.
2.Where the decision is not in accordance with the opinion of the Food Safety Authority, the appropriate authority must provide an explanation for the differences.
[F23.Any authorisation in respect of an application must be prescribed by the appropriate authority and must include—
(a)the particulars referred to in Article 6(5);
(b)the name of the authorisation holder;
(c)where appropriate, the unique identifier attributed to the GMO as referred to in Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 7 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/705), regs. 1, 11; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)