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Commission Directive 2008/39/EC (repealed)Show full title
Commission Directive 2008/39/EC of 6 March 2008 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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Directive 2002/72/EC is amended as follows:
1.
In Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.A Community list of additives which may be used for the manufacture of plastic materials and articles, together with the restrictions and/or specifications on their use, is set out in Annex III.
Until 31 December 2009, additives which are not included in the Community list of additives may continue to be used subject to national law.
As from 1 January 2010, only additives included in the Community list of additives may be used for the manufacture of plastic materials and articles (positive list).’
2.
Article 4a is amended as follows:
(a)
Paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:
‘3.A provisional list of additives that are under evaluation by the Authority shall be made public by the Commission by 11 April 2008 at the latest. It shall be kept updated.
4.By derogation from the third subparagraph of Article 4(1), additives not included in the Community list referred to in that Article may continue to be used subject to national law after 1 January 2010 for as long as they are included in the provisional list.’
(b)
Paragraph 6 is added:
‘6.An additive shall be removed from the provisional list:
(a)when it is included in the Community list of additives; or
(b)when a decision is taken by the Commission not to include it in the Community list of additives; or
(c)if during the examination of the data, the Authority calls for supplementary information and that information is not submitted within the time limits specified by the Authority.’
3.
Annexes II, III, IVa, V and VI are amended in accordance with Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to this Directive.
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