Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Regulation 4(a)(i), (ii) and (iv) and (b)

SCHEDULE 1

PART I list of monomers to be added to section a of part i of schedule i to the principal regulations

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
33B	13075	00091-76-9	Benzoguanamine	see “2,4-Diamino-6-Phenyl-1,3,5-Triazine”
47B	13620	10043-35-3	Boric acid	SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption(1).
49A	13720	00110-63-4	1,4-Butanediol	SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (23)
76A	15310	00091-76-9	2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine	QMA = 5 mg/6 dm2
92A	16650	00127-63-9	Diphenyl sulphone	SML(T) = 3 mg/kg (24)
93A	16690	01321-74-0	Divinylbenzene	QMA = 0.01 mg/6 dm2 of SML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included) for the sum of divinylbenzene and ethylvinylbenzene and in compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 2B.
93C	16697	00693-23-2	n-Dodecanedioic Acid
120A	18897	16712-64-4	6-Hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid	SML = 0.05 mg/kg
120B	18898	103-90-2	N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl) acetamide	Only to be used in liquid crystals and behind a barrier layer in multi-layered plastics.
147B	22332	28679-16-5	Mixture of (40% w/w) 2,2,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate and (60% w/w) 2,4,4- trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate	QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
217A	25840	03290-92-4	1,1,1-trimethyl-olpropane trimethacrylate	SML = 0.05 mg/kg

PART II list of monomers for which the entry contained in the first column (item) of section a of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations is to be amended

Item	Name
49B	1.4-Butanediol bis(2.3-epoxypropyl)ether
49C	1,4-Butanediol formal
76B	1,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane
76C	1,6-Diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexane
93B	N,N−-Divinyl-2-imidazolidone
93D	1-Dodecene
217B	Trioxane

PART III list of monomers for which the entry contained in column 4 (restrictions) of section a of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations is to be amended

Name	Restrictions and specifications
Chlorotrifluoroethylene	QMA = 0.5 mg/6 dm2
Cyclohexyl isocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
3,3'-Dimethyl-4,4'-diisocyanatobiphenyl	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Diphenylether-4,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Diphenylmethane-2,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Hexamethylene dissocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
1,5-Naphthalene diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Octadecyl isocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
2,4-Toluene diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
2,6-Toluene diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
2,4-Toluene diisocyanate dimer	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)

PART IV list of monomers for which all the entries contained in section b of part i of schedule 1 to the principal regulations are to be deleted

• Benzoguanamine

• 1,4-Butanediol

• 2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine

• Divinylbenzene

• n-Dodecanedioic acid

• 1,1,1-Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate

Regulation 5(a)(i) and (iii) and (b)

SCHEDULE 2

PART I list of additives to be added to part i of schedule 2 to the principal regulations

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
27b	36840	12007-55-5	Barium tetraborate	SML(T) = 1 mg/kg expressed as barium (11) and SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption.
38C	40320	10043-35-3	Boric acid	sml(t) = 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption.
40A	40580	00110-63-4	1,4-Butanediol	SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (23)
188B	71670	178671-58-4	Pentaerythritol tetrakis (2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate)	SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg
246A	87040	01330-43-4	Sodium tetraborate	SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption.

PART II additive for which the entry contained in column 4 (restrictions and specifications) of part i of schedule 2 to the principal regulations is to be amended

Name	Restrictions and specifications
Bis(polyethyleneglycol) hydroxymethylphosphonate	SML = 0.6 mg/kg

PART III list of additives to be added to part ii of schedule 2 to the principal regulations

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
27A	45650	6197-30-4	2-Cyano-3,3- diphenylacrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester	SML = 0.05 mg/kg
82A	68860	04724-48-5	n-Octylphosphonic acid	SML = 0.05 mg/kg
111A	95000	28931-67-1	Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer

PART IV list of additives for which the entry contained in column 4 (restrictions and specifications) of part ii of schedule 2 to the principal regulations is to be amended

Name	Restrictions and specifications
n,n-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)alkyl (C8-C18) amine hydrochlorides	SML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (12) expressed as tertiary amine (expressed excluding HCl)
Diphenyl sulphone	SML(T) = 3 mg/kg (24)

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 3 SUBSTANCE TO BE ADDED TO SCHEDULE 2B TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Item	PM/Ref No.	Specifications
1	16690	Divinylbenzene – must not contain more than 40% ethylvinylbenzene

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OJ No. L330, 5.12.1998, p. 32