CHAPTER VIIU.K.TRANSITIONAL MEASURES AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 35U.K.Transitional measures

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[F22.A novel food, which is the subject of an application for authorisation submitted in accordance with Article 10, and which is received by the appropriate authority on or before 31 December 2023, may remain on the market in Great Britain until the application concludes, if—

(a)it did not fall within scope of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 before that Regulation was repealed;

(b)it was lawfully placed on the market in the European Union or the United Kingdom before 1 January 2018; and

(c)it was the subject of an application for authorisation or notification of a traditional food from a third country received by the European Commission on or before 1 January 2019.

2A.For the purpose of paragraph 2, an application concludes when—

(a)the appropriate authority informs the applicant, in accordance with Article 6(5) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2469, that the application is not considered valid;

(b)the appropriate authority terminates the procedure in accordance with Article 10(6);

(c)the applicant withdraws the application; or

(d)[F3there is a determination of the authorisation status of the novel food concerned.]]

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