For alcohol products, ACCT will carry out a risk
assessment on requests via MVS or EMA, and make a decision on
whether or not to support onward submission of the request to an
OMS.
(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the
Freedom of Information Act 2000). Supported requests will be
forward to the NVC, who will carry out quality checks (does the
request ask a specific question, is it reasonable, does it contain
UK jargon etc), record and translate the text (where necessary),
and then submit it through secure mail to officials in the OMS in
question. The NVC will also monitor the time taken for the OMS to
respond, and may send reminders to expedite responses as they near
or exceed agreed deadlines. Any outcomes from requests will also be
recorded by the NVC, prior to forwarding the response back through
the ACCT for onwards transmission to the original requestor.
(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the
Freedom of Information Act 2000)
Requests for assistance via MVS, EMA or EWS-e concerning
energy / tobacco products are subject to the same quality checks
and are processed in the same way as for alcohol (above), except
officers must themselves risk assess the trader or movement
concerned before submitting a request directly to the NVC.
(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the
Freedom of Information Act 2000).
If your request relates to a proposed joint control with an
OMS (EWS-e, SC or MLC ) the CLO may request an informal meeting of
UK stakeholders to better understand the need for and priority of
the request, to explain the relevant process in full, and to offer
advice on the best means of achieving the desired outcomes. Where
it is agreed that proposals are high priority and the issue cannot
be resolved by other means, the UK CLO will assist in the planning
process and approach/forward proposals to the OMS CLO or
Multilateral Controls Coordinator (MLC) for their consideration.
(This text has been withheld because of exemptions in the
Freedom of Information Act 2000)
