Committee procedure
Article 23b
1
The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up by Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 .
2
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
28 January 2002
laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (
OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1
).
Inserted by Council Decision of 5 May 2009 correcting Directive 2008/73/EC simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields (2009/436/EC).