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(Non-legislative acts)
REGUL ATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2023/267 
of 8 Febr uary 2023
author ising the placing on the market of dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. as a traditional food 
from a third countr y and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regar d 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 1852/2001 (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides that only novel foods author ised and included in the Union list of novel foods 
may be placed on the mark et within the Union. On the basis of the definit ion set out in Article 3(2), point (c), of that 
Regulation, traditional food from a third countr y is considered a novel food.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, Commission Imple menting Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (2)has 
established a Union list of novel foods.
(3) On 28 Marc h 2019 , the compan y DOMENICODEL UCIA SPA (‘the applicant’) submitted a notifi cation to the 
Commission of their intention to place nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. on the Union mark et as a traditional food 
from a third countr y in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The applicant requeste d for 
dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. to be consumed as such by the general population.
(4) The notifi cation complies with the requirements laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. In 
particular , the data present ed by the applicant demonstrate that dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. have a histo ry 
of safe food use in the Philippines.
(5) Pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, on 13 December 2021 , the Commission forwarded the 
valid notifi cation to the Member State s and to the European Food Safety Author ity (‘the Auth ority’).
(6) No duly reasoned safety objections to the placing on the market within the Union of the food concer ned were 
submitted to the Commission by the Member States or the Author ity within the period set in Article 15(2) of 
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.
(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).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.2.2023 L 39/1  (7) On 13 May 2022 , the Author ity published its Technical Repor t on the notifi cation of nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. 
as a traditional food from a third countr y(3). In that repor t, the Auth ority concluded that the available data on the 
compo sition and the histo ry of the request ed use of nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. do not raise safety concer ns.
(8) The Commission should theref ore author ise the placing on the mark et within the Union of dried nuts of Canar ium 
ovatum Engl. as a traditional food from a third countr y and updat e the Union list of novel foods according ly.
(9) In its repor t, the Authority also noted on the basis of limited published evidence on food allergy related to nuts of 
Canar ium ovatum Engl., that allergic reactions may be expected after the consum ption of nuts of Canar ium ovatum 
Engl. In particular , studies showed an in vitro cross-reactivity of nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. to cashew and walnut. 
It is important that information on the presence of foods that may cause allergic reactions is given in a clear manner 
to enable consumers to make informed choices whic h are safe for them. Theref ore, it is appropr iate that nuts of 
Canar ium ovatum Engl. made available to the consumers are appropr iately labelled follo wing the requirements of 
Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.
(10) Dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. should be included as a traditional food from a third countr y in the Union list of 
novel foods set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2017/2470 should theref ore be amended according ly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
1. Dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. are author ised to be placed on the mark et within the Union.
Dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. shall be included as a traditional food from a third countr y in the Union list of novel 
foods set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.
2. The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this 
Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng 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, 8 Febr uary 2023 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(3)EFSA Suppor ting publication 2022:EN-7314.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 39/2 9.2.2023  ANNEX 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:
(1) The followi ng entr y is inser ted in Table 1 (Auth orised novel foods):
Authorised novel foodConditions under which the novel food may be 
usedAdditional specific labelling requirementsOther 
requirements
‘Dried nuts of 
Canar ium ovatu m Engl.Specified food categor yMaximum levels 1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘nuts 
of Canar ium ovatum’ and/or ‘pilinuts’ and/or ‘pili (Canar ium ovatum) nuts’.
2. The labelling of the foodstuffs containing dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. shall bear a 
statement that the dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. may cause allergic reactions to 
consumers with known allergies to cashew and walnut. This state ment shall appear in close 
proximity to the list of ingredients or, in the absence of a list of ingredients, in close 
proximity to the name of the food.’Not specifi ed
(2) The followi ng entr y is inser ted in Table 2 (Specifi cations):
Authorised Novel Food Specifications
‘Dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. Descr iption/Def inition:
The traditional food consists of the unroasted dried nuts of Canar ium ovatum Engl. (family: Burseraceae) commonly known 
as Pili nuts. Pili nuts are produced only by plants of Canar ium ovatum Engl. varieties Laysa, Magna ye, M. Orolf o, Lanuza and 
Mag ayon and can be placed on the mark et with or without the shell. The edible part of the nut is the kernel.
Typical composition range:
Fat: 57-73 %
Prote in: 11-15 %
Water: 1-5 %
Carbohydr ates: 8-16,5 %
Ash: 2,8-3,4 %
Microbiological criter ia:
Moulds and yeasts: ≤ 100 CFU/g
Total colony count at 30 °C: ≤ 10 000 CFU/g
Colif orms: ≤ 100 CFU/g
Escher ichia coli: ≤ 10 CFU/gEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 9.2.2023 L 39/3  Staphy lococcus aureu s: Absence in 25 g
Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g
Lister ia monocytoge nes: Absence in 25 g
Sulphite reducing anaerobes: ≤ 10 CFU/g
CFU: Colon y Forming Units’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 39/4 9.2.2023