(31)Category 1 NGT plants and products should remain subject to any regulatory framework that applies to conventionally bred plants and their products. As is the case for conventional plants and products, category 1 NGT plants and products will be subject to the applicable sectoral legislation on seed and other plant reproductive material, food, feed and other products, and horizontal frameworks, such as the nature conservation legislation and environmental liability. In this regard, safeguard measures necessary to protect human and animal health and the environment can be taken under the applicable Union legislation, including the emergency measures concerning food and feed under Articles 53 and 54 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote, the emergency measures concerning plant reproductive material of varieties of agricultural plant species under Article 16(2) and Article 18 of Council Directive 2002/53/ECnote and of varieties of vegetable species under Article 16(2) and Article 18 of Council Directive 2002/55/ECnote, and other safeguard measures in Union legislation governing the placing on the market of products, such as medicinal products, cosmetic products, and fertilisers. In addition, category 1 NGT food featuring a significantly changed composition or structure that affects the nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances of the food will be considered to be novel food and will thus fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote and be subject to a risk assessment in that context.
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