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November 15, 2004
Source:
European Commission / DG Health & Consumer Protection / Food and
Feed Safety
GM food
and feed which were lawfully placed on the market in the
Community prior to 18 April 2004 may continue to be placed on
the market, used and processed provided that they are notified
to the Commission before 18 October 2004.
Detailed
rules concerning the preparation and presentation of
notifications are laid down in
Regulation (EC) 641/2004 (PDF document).
The list
of admissible notifications received by the European Commission
until 18 October 2004 in the framework of Regulation (EC) No
1829/2003 on GM food and feed can be accessed
here (PDF document) (last updated : 8/11/04)
When
complementary information to these notifications has been
requested, it is advised to submit this information
electronically using the attached forms :
The
notifications received by the European Commission will be
subject to the verifications and the procedures in application
of Article 8 and 20 of the aforesaid Regulation. Existing food
and feed notified and accepted by the Commission will be entered
in the Community Register of GM food and feed by 18 April 2005. |
