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Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

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Legislation
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Abstract
This Regulation sets out specific requirements for the manufacture and marketing within the European Union of plastic materials and articles (i) intended to come into contact with food, or (ii) already in contact with food, or (iii) which can reasonably be expected to come into contact with food. The Regulation lays down detailed compositional requirements. The Annex lays down the European Union list of authorized monomers, other starting substances, macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation, additives and polymer production aids.
Date of text
Notes
An unofficial consolidated version of this Regulation as amended last by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/831 of 5 June 2018 is attached.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official Journal of the European Union L 12, 15 January 2011, pp. 1-89.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by