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Health claims other than those referred to in Article 13(1)(a) and 14, which have been used in compliance with national provisions before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall be subject to the following: health claims which have been the subject of evaluation and authorisation in a Member State shall be authorised as follows: Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by 31 January 2008 at the latest, such claims accompanied by a report evaluating the scientific data in support of the claim; after consulting the Authority, the Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(2), adopt a Decision concerning the health claims authorised in this way. Health claims not authorised under this procedure may continue to be used for six months following the adoption of the Decision; health claims which have not been the subject of evaluation and authorisation in a Member State: such claims may continue to be used provided an application is made pursuant to this Regulation before 19 January 2008, health claims not authorised under this procedure may continue to be used for six months after a decision is taken pursuant to Article 17(3).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.