Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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column 1 (Ref. No): the EEC packaging material reference number of the substances on the list,
column 2 (CAS No): the CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry number,
column 3 (Name): the chemical name,
column 4 (Restrictions and/or specifications): These may include:
specific migration limit (SML),
maximum permitted quantity of the substance in the finished material or article (QM),
maximum permitted quantity of the substance in the finished material or article expressed as mg per 6 dm 2 of the surface in contact with foodstuffs (QMA),
any other restriction specifically mentioned,
any type of specifications related to the substance or to the polymer.]
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