Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Commission consultation, 2 October 2020
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Consultation document: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 as regards import conditions for live snails, for composite products and for casings placed on the market for human consumption A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). For more details, see the Commission's Consultation Page. |
The consultation is open from 2 October until 30 October 2020. The following is the opening section of the document:
CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down rules for the performance of official controls and other control activities by the competent authorities of the Member States, including for the establishment of requirements to be fulfilled for the entry into the Union of consignments of animals and goods from third countries or regions thereof and official controls performed on such consignments that are intended for human consumption in order to ensure that they comply with Union legislation in the area of food and food safety.
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 supplements Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption.
This amendment of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 extends import conditions to live snails to ensure safe imports from Third Countries to the EU of live snails intended for human consumption. In addition, Harmonized System codes for composite products are added
