[X1Article 3 U.K.
[F11. Only those monomers and other starting substances listed in Annex II, section A may be used for the manufacture of plastic materials and articles subject to the restrictions set out therein.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the monomers and other starting substances listed in Annex II, section B may continue to be used until 31 December 2004 at the latest, pending their evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Authority).]
3. The list in Annex II, Section A, may be amended:
either by adding substances listed in Annex II, Section B, according to the criteria in Annex II of Directive 89/109/EEC, or
by including ‘ new substances ’ , i.e. substances which are listed neither in Section A nor in Section B of Annex II, according to Article 3 of Directive 89/109/EEC.
4. No Member State shall authorise any new substance for use within its territory except under the procedure in Article 4 of Directive 89/109/EEC.
5. The lists appearing in Annex II, Sections A and B, do not yet include monomers and other starting substances used only in the manufacture of:
surface coatings obtained from resinous or polymerised products in liquid, powder or dispersion form, such as varnishes, lacquers, paints, etc.,
epoxy resins,
adhesives and adhesion promoters,
printing inks.]
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (Official Journal of the European Communities L 220 of 15 August 2002).
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