1.Betaine as specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.
2.For a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation only the initial Applicant:
is authorised to place on the market within the Union the novel food referred to in paragraph 1, unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for the novel food without reference to the data protected pursuant to Article 2 of this Regulation or with the agreement of DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS.
3.The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
4.The authorisation provided for in this Article shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013.