WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2153/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Submission of DNA reference samples by applicants for a product (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
8. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 174/5 (98/C 174/17) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2147/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (23 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Sanctions in the event of failure to comply with the labelling requirements 1. What punitive measures are provided for in the event of failure to comply with the labelling requirements? 2. Is there a list of fixed penalties? (98/C 174/18) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2149/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (23 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Varieties directive 1. In the event of authorization for a plant variety pursuant to the varieties directive which does not require approval pursuant to the novel food regulation (1), is labelling of this variety › which is required pursuant to the novel food directive › guaranteed in the case of sale of seeds? How is this labelling maintained if the seed is passed on or if seedlings are sold (e. g. special packages or 2. stickers in the case of sale to private or commercial users)? Is the intention to revise the varieties directive so as to guarantee labelling pursuant to the novel food 3. regulation? (1) OJ L 43, 14. 2. 1997, p. 1. (98/C 174/19) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2151/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (23 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Labelling information What sort of information should the labelling provide, and in what form? (98/C 174/20) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2153/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (23 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Submission of DNA reference samples by applicants for a product Is there any provision for manufacturers of genetically engineered food to submit to the supervisory bodies the information they need to perform their tasks (e. g. information on the detailed structure of the genetically engineered matter)? (98/C 174/21) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2155/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (23 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Form and content of labelling 1. What form will the labelling take for goods sold loose (e. g. fruit and vegetables)? 2. What form will the labelling take for processed goods, which consist largely of products for which labelling is obligatory (e. g. preserved products and tomato concentrate)?