PART 5Amendments relating to products containing, consisting of, or produced from, genetically modified organisms

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed, etc.

regulation 16 + 16.—(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, etc.(1), is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1, in the words before point (a), for “5, 11, 17 and 23” substitute “5 and 17”.

(3) In Article 8—

regulation 16 3 a + (a)in the heading, for “5(3), 11(2), 17(3) and 23(2)” substitute “5(3) and 17(3)”;

regulation 16 3 b + (b)omit paragraph 2.

(4) In Annex III, in section 4 (certified reference material), in the second paragraph, for “throughout the period of validity of the authorisation” substitute “with respect to the authorisation, and whilst the authorisation continues to have effect”.