Document ID: 32018R1991
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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>17.12.2018&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 320/22</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1991
of 13 December 2018
authorising the placing on the market of berries of Lonicera caerulea L. as a traditional food from a third country under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides that only novel foods authorised and included in the Union list may be placed on the market within the Union. Traditional food from a third country is a novel food defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> establishing a Union list of authorised novel foods was adopted.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the Commission is to decide on the authorisation and on the placing on the Union market of a traditional food from a third country.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>On 26&#160;January 2018, the company Soloberry Ltd (&#8216;the applicant&#8217;) submitted a notification to the Commission of the intention to place berries of<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. (&#8216;Haskap&#8217;) on the Union market as a traditional food from a third country within the meaning of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The applicant requests for berries of<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. to be consumed as such (fresh or frozen) by the general population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>The documented data, presented by the applicant, demonstrate that berries of<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. have a history of safe food use in Japan.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, on 28&#160;February 2018, the Commission forwarded the valid notification to the Member States and to the European Food Safety Authority (&#8216;the Authority&#8217;).</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(7)</p></td><td><p>No duly reasoned safety objections to the placing on the market within the Union of berries of<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. were submitted to the Commission by Member States or the Authority within the four months period laid down in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(8)</p></td><td><p>The Commission should therefore authorise the placing on the market within the Union of berries of<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. and update the Union list of novel foods.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(9)</p></td><td><p>Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 should therefore be amended accordingly,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Berries of Lonicera caerulea L. as specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.
2. The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
( 1 ) OJ L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1 .
( 2 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods ( OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72 ).
ANNEX
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>The following entry is inserted in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) in alphabetical order:</p><table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Authorised novel food</p></td><td><p>Conditions under which the novel food may be used</p></td><td><p>Additional specific labelling requirements</p></td><td><p>Other requirements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. berries (haskap)</p><p>(Traditional food from a third country)</p></td><td><p>Not specified</p></td><td><p>The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be &#8220;haskap (<span>Lonicera caerulea</span>) berries&#8221;&#8217;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>The following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications) in alphabetical order:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Authorised novel food</p></td><td><p>Specifications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. berries (haskap)</p><p>(Traditional food from a third country)</p></td><td><p><span>Description/Definition:</span></p><p>The traditional food are fresh and frozen berries from<span>Lonicera caerulea</span> var. edulis.</p><p><span>Lonicera caerulea</span> L. is a deciduous shrub belonging to the<span>Caprifoliaceae</span> family.</p><p><span>Typical nutritional components of haskap berries</span> (given in fresh berries):</p><p>Carbohydrates: 12,8 %</p><p>Fibre: 2,1 %</p><p>Lipids: 0,6 %</p><p>Proteins: 0,7 %</p><p>Ash: 0,4 %</p><p>Water: 85,5 %&#8217;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>