L 296/10 Official Journal of the European Union 26.10.2006 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 23 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4971) (Only the English text is authentic) (2006/720/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4)  Within the 60 day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, reasoned objections to the marketing of the product were raised in accordance with Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European that provision. Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European (5)  The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in its Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 (1), and in opinion on an application from ADM for approval of particular Article 7 thereof, diacylglycerol oil (Enova™ oil) of 2 December 2004 (), came to the conclusion that the oil is safe for human consumption. Whereas: (), On 17 April 2002 Archer Daniels Midland Company (6)  With respect to the content of trans fatty acids EFSA (hereafter ‘ADM’) made a request to the competent recommended that it should be reduced to the level in authorities of the Netherlands to place diacylglycerol oil the conventional oils of plant origin that the novel oil is of plant origin on the market as a novel food for use in intended to replace, in order for the oil not to be nutri- cooking oils, fat spreads, salad dressings, mayonnaise, tionally disadvantageous to the consumer. drinks presented as a replacement for one or more meals of the daily diet, bakery products and yoghurt type products. (7)  As regards drinks presented as a replacement for one or b h horities of th more meals of the daily diet Council Directive (2) On 20 December 2002 the competent authorities of the 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of Netherlands issued their initial assessment report. In that report they came to the conclusion that the use of diacyl- glycerol oil of plant origin is safe for human laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (?) applies. consumption. P — p (3) Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies on a request from the Commission related to an appli- cation to market Enova oil as a novel food in the EU of (3)  The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report 2.12.2004. The opinion can be found on the website of the to all Member States on 21 January 2003. European Food Safety Authority, Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies. () OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27. Directive as last amended by Directive (') OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation 1999/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] (EC) No 1882/2003 (O] L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 38).