CHAPTER IICOMPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 1Authorised substances

Article 5F1Requirement for authorisation

F21.

Only substances of a type falling within paragraph 2 and which are authorised by the appropriate authority in accordance with the procedure in Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 may be intentionally used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles.

2.

F3For the purposes of paragraph 1, the types of substances that may be authorised are:

(a)

monomers or other starting substances;

(b)

additives excluding colorants;

(c)

polymer production aids excluding solvents;

(d)

macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation.

F43.

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