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Decisions terminating the procedure

About the decisions

According to Article 10(6) of the novel food regulation, the Commission may terminate the procedure at any stage, and decide not to proceed with an update, where it considers that such an update is not justified.

In such cases, where applicable, the Commission shall take account of the views of Member States, the Authority's opinion and any other legitimate factors relevant to the update under consideration.

The Commission shall inform the applicant and all Member States directly of the reasons for not considering the update to be justified. The Commission shall make the list of such applications publicly available.

List of Decisions

List of Decisions addressed to individual applicants for applications for which the update of the Union list was considered as not justified:

Decisions from 2024

  • Commission Implementing Decision of 20 June 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2020/1649) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 4149 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 20 June 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol and cannabigerol (NF 2020/1603) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 4163 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 20 June 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2019/1442) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 4176 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 21 June 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2020/1654) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 4195 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 29 July 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of synthetic cannabigerol (NF/2022/6330) as novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 5369 final)
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 29 July 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabigerol from Cannabis sativa L. (NF/2022/6332) as novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 5380 final)
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 31 July 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of substances produced by lactic acid bacteria (NF/2021/0561) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 5386 final)
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 31 July 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of synthetic cannabidiol (NF/2022/2950) as novel food without updating the Union list of novel food (C(2024) 5387 final)
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 31 July 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol from Cannabis sativa L. (NF/2022/4692) as novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 5388 final)
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 11 September 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2020/1658) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 6334 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 11 September 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2020/1657) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 6340 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 11 September 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2020/1921) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 6343 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 11 September 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2020/1659) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 6344 final).
  • Commission Implementing Decision of 11 September 2024 terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market of cannabidiol (NF 2020/1938) as a novel food without updating the Union list of novel foods (C(2024) 6346 final).