New delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation on Foods for Special Medical Purposes

On 2nd February 2016, the European Commission published two delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for:
a)    infant formula and follow-on formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015);

b)    for food for special medical purposes (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 of 25 September 2015).
Although the discussed Regulation entered into force at the same time, it provides for them a different date of application. Regulation 2016/127 shall apply from 20 July 2016. Except in respect of infant formula and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hydrolysates, to which it shall apply from 22 February 2021, whereas Regulation 2016/127 shall apply from 22 February 2019. However in respect of food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants, this shall apply from 22 February 2020.

The Regulation 2016/127 is available under the link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0127&qid=1456931402081 and Regulation 2016/128 under the link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0128&qid=1456931359467.