8.6.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 1571 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 503/2013 of 3 April 2013 on applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 641/2004 and (EC) No 1981/2006 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European modified food and feed satisfy the requirements laid down in that Regulation, in respect of their proposed uses. Union, (3)  In the interest of consistency of Union legislation, certain definitions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2002 laying down the general principles and 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (), and in requirements of food law, establishing the European particular Articles 5(7), 11(5), 17(7) and 23(5) thereof, Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (%) should also apply to this Regu- lation. After consulting the European Food Safety Authority, (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/2004 (}) on Whereas: detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 provides for certain detailed rules concerning applications for authorisation submitted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. To (1) Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 lays down Union facilitate the preparation of applications and ensure that procedures for the authorisation and supervision of they contain all the information needed for their genetically modified food and feed, including rules for assessment, it is necessary to provide for more compre- the labelling of such food and feed. That Regulation hensive and systematic rules concerning applications for provides for a scientific evaluation to be carried out on authorisation, which should also be specific to each type the risks that the genetically modified food or feed may of genetically modified organisms (GMO), namely plants, present for human and animal health and, as the case animals and micro-organisms. may be, for the environment. It also provides that a genetically modified food or feed must not mislead the consumer or the user and must not differ from the food or feed which it is intended to replace to such an extent that its normal consumption would be nutritionally (5)  The rules laid down in this Regulation should only cover disadvantageous for humans or animals. Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 provides, in particular, that applications for authorisation are to adequately and sufficiently demonstrate that the genetically () O] L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1. ) ) applications concerning genetically modified plants for food or feed uses, food or feed containing or consisting of genetically modified plants and food or feed produced from such plants. Genetically modified plants, for which sufficient experience is available to date, constitute the vast majority of current applications. 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. oJ L 0] L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 14.