EU notifies administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate- General published regulation laying down administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries. According to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods, the European Commission has to establish administrative and scientific requirements for traditional foods from third countries. This implementing act indicates what type of information (e.g. notification/application letter, technical dossier containing administrative and scientific data) is needed in the notification/application. It also contains the procedures for checking the validity of a notification/application by the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the arrangements for the exchange of information with the EU member States and with EFSA and it lists the type of information to be included in the EFSA opinion. Products covered : Novel food Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): December 2017 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): December 2017 Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 6 October 2017 | 
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