Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/648 of 20 March 2023 authorising a health claim made on foods and referring to the reduction of disease risk (Text with EEA relevance)

The health claim set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of permitted health claims as provided for in Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and may be made on foods in compliance with the conditions laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.

Only Laboratoire Lescuyer is authorised to use the health claim set out in the Annex, for a period of 5 years from the date into force of this Regulation in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation, unless a subsequent applicant obtains an authorisation to use the same claim without reference to the scientific data protected pursuant to Article 3, or with the agreement of Laboratoire Lescuyer. After the expiry of that period, that health claim may be used, in conformity with the conditions applying to it, by any food business operator.

The scientific data of the studies included in the application, on the basis of which the health claim referred to in Article 1 has been assessed by the Authority, and fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, shall not be used for the benefit of a subsequent applicant for a period of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation without the prior agreement of Laboratoire Lescuyer.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.