Notification
Article 9
1.
When food for special medical purposes is placed on the market, the food business operator shall notify the competent authority of each part of Great Britain where the product concerned is being marketed of the information appearing on the label, by sending to the competent authority a model of the label used for the product, and of any other information the competent authority may reasonably request to establish compliance with this Regulation.
2.
In this Article, “
competent authority
” means–
a
in respect of food being placed on the market in England, the Secretary of State,
b
in respect of food being placed on the market in Wales, the Welsh Ministers,
c
in respect of food being placed on the market in Scotland, Food Standards Scotland.
Art. 9 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 72(6) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 6(7)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)