CHAPTER VI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Transitional provisions
Article 22
1
Until 31 December 2012 the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 shall be based on the basic rules for overall and specific migration testing set out in the Annex to Directive 82/711/EEC.
2
As from 1 January 2013 the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 for materials, articles and substances placed on the market until 31 December 2015, may be based on:
a
the rules for migration testing set out in Article 18 of this Regulation; or
b
the basic rules for overall and specific migration testing set out in the Annex to Directive 82/711/EEC.
3
As from 1 January 2016, the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 shall be based on the rules for migration testing set out in Article 18, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article.
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5
Materials and articles that have been lawfully placed on the market before 1 May 2011 may be placed on the market until 31 December 2012.
Art. 22(4) omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 13(12) (with reg. 23)