PART C PLACING ON THE MARKET OF GMOs AS OR IN PRODUCTS

Article 12a Transitional measures for adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of genetically modified organisms having benefited from a favourable risk evaluation
1. Placing on the market of traces of a GMO or combination of GMOs in products intended for direct use as food or feed or for processing shall be exempted from Articles 13 to 21 provided that they meet the conditions referred to in Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed .
OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1 .
2. This Article shall be applicable for a period of three years after the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Inserted by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (Text with EEA relevance).