Official Journal of the European Union 7.1.2015 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/8 of 6 January 2015 refusing to authorise certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (), and in particular Article 18(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 provides that health claims made on foods are prohibited unless they are authorised by the Commission in accordance with that Regulation and included in a list of permitted claims. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 19242006 also provides that applications for authorisations of health claims are to be submitted by food business operators to the national competent authority of a Member State. The national competent authority is to forward valid applications to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Authority’, for a scientific assessment, as well as to the Commission and the Member States for information. (3)  The Commission is to decide on the authorisation of health claims taking into account the opinion delivered by the Authority. In some cases, the scientific risk assessment alone cannot provide all the information on which a risk management decision should be based and therefore other legitimate factors relevant to the matter under consideration should also be taken into account. (4)  Following an application from Dextro Energy GmbH & Co. KG, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to glucose and contribution to energy-yielding metabolism (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-00266) (3. The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Glucose is metabolised within body’s normal energy metabolism’. (50 On 11 May 2012, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority which concluded that on the basis of the data presented, a cause and effect relationship had been established between the consumption of glucose and contribution to energy-yielding metabolism. The target population is the general population. (6)  Following an application from Dextro Energy GmbH & Co. KG, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to glucose and contribution to energy-yielding metabolism (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-00267) (). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Glucose supports normal physical activity’. (7)  On 11 May 2012, the Commission and the Member States received the scientific opinion from the Authority which concluded that a claim on glucose and contribution to energy-yielding metabolism has already been assessed with a favourable outcome and referred to its opinion on a health claim related to glucose and contribution to energy-yielding metabolism (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-00266). (8)  Following an application from Dextro Energy GmbH & Co. KG, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the Authority was required to deliver an opinion on a health claim related to glucose and contribution to energy-yielding metabolism (Question No EFSA-Q-2012-00268) (*). The claim proposed by the applicant was worded as follows: ‘Glucose contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism’. () OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9. (%) EFSA Journal 2012;10(5):2694. (}) EFSA Journal 2012;10(5):2695. (*) EFSA Journal 2012;10(5):2696.