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Commission Directive 2008/39/EC of 6 March 2008 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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Section A of Annex II to Directive 2002/72/EC is amended as follows:
the following monomers and other starting substances are inserted, in the appropriate numerical order:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name | Restrictions and/or specifications |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
‘15404 | 000652-67-5 | 1,4:3,6-Dianhydrosorbitol | SML = 5 mg/kg. Only for use as a co-monomer in poly(ethylene-co-isosorbide terephthalate) |
19180 | 000099-63-8 | Isophthalic acid dichloride | SML(T) = 5 mg/kg (43) (expressed as isophthalic acid) |
26305 | 000078-08-0 | Vinyltriethoxysilane | SML = 0,05 mg/kg. Only to be used as a surface treatment agent’ |
for the following monomers and starting substances, the content of the column ‘Restrictions and/or specifications’ is replaced by the following:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name | Restrictions and/or specifications |
---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
‘19150 | 000121-91-5 | Isophthalic acid | SML(T) = 5 mg/kg (43)’ |
Annex III to Directive 2002/72/EC is amended as follows:
Section A is amended as follows:
The following additives are inserted in the appropriate numerical order:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name | Restrictions and/or specifications |
---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
‘38875 | 002162-74-5 | Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) carbodiimide | SML = 0,05 mg/kg. For use behind a PET layer |
45703 | 491589-22-1 | cis-1,2-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, calcium salt | SML = 5 mg/kg |
48960 | — | 9,10-dihydroxy stearic acid and its oligomers | SML = 5 mg/kg |
55910 | 736150-63-3 | Glycerides, castor-oil mono-, hydrogenated, acetates | |
60025 | — | Hydrogenated homopolymers and/or copolymers made of 1-decene and/or 1-dodecene and/or 1-octene | In compliance with the specifications laid down in Annex V. Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods. |
62280 | 009044-17-1 | Isobutylene-butene copolymer | |
70480 | 000111-06-8 | Palmitic acid, butyl ester | |
76463 | — | Polyacrylic acid, salts | SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (36) (for acrylic acid) |
76723 | 167883-16-1 | Polydimethylsiloxane, 3-aminopropyl terminated, polymer with dicyclohexylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate | In compliance with the specifications laid down in Annex V |
76725 | 661476-41-1 | Polydimethylsiloxane, 3-aminopropyl terminated, polymer with 1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane | In compliance with the specifications laid down in Annex V |
77732 | — | Polyethylene glycol (EO = 1-30, typically 5) ether of butyl 2-cyano 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) acrylate | SML = 0,05 mg/kg. Only for use in PET |
77733 | — | Polyethyleneglycol (EO = 1-30, typically 5) ether of butyl-2-cyano-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) acrylate | SML = 0,05 mg/kg. Only for use in PET |
77897 | — | Polyethyleneglycol (EO = 1-50) monoalkylether (linear and branched, C8-C20) sulphate, salts | SML = 5 mg/kg |
89120 | 000123-95-5 | Stearic acid, butyl ester | |
95858 | — | Waxes, paraffinic, refined, derived from petroleum based or synthetic hydrocarbon feedstocks | SML = 0,05 mg/kg and in compliance with the specifications laid down in Annex V. Not to be used for articles in contact with fatty foods.’ |
for the following additives, the content of the column ‘Restrictions and/or specifications’ of the table is replaced by the following:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name | Restrictions and/or specifications |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
‘39815 | 182121-12-6 | 9,9-Bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene | SML = 0,05 mg/kg |
66755 | 002682-20-4 | 2-Methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one | SML = 0,5 mg/kg. Only to be used in aqueous polymer dispersions and emulsions and at concentrations which do not result in an anti-microbial effect at the surface of the polymer or on the food itself.’ |
the following additives are deleted:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name | Restrictions and/or specifications |
---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
‘30340 | 330198-91-9 | 12-(Acetoxy)stearic acid, 2,3-bis (acetoxy)propyl ester’ |
Section B is amended as follows:
the following additives are inserted in the appropriate numerical order:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name | Restrictions and/or specifications |
---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
‘34130 | — | Alkyl, linear with even number of carbon atoms (C12-C20) dimethylamines | SML = 30 mg/kg |
53670 | 032509-66-3 | Ethylene glycol bis[3,3-bis(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)butyrate] | SML = 6 mg/kg’ |
for the following additives, the content of the column ‘Restrictions and/or specifications’ of the table is replaced by the following:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name | Restrictions and/or specifications |
---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
‘72081/10 | — | Petroleum Hydrocarbon Resins (hydrogenated) | In compliance with the specifications laid down in Annex V’ |
In Annex IVa to Directive 2002/72/EC the following substances are inserted in the appropriate numerical order:
Ref. No | CAS No | Name |
---|---|---|
‘34130 | — | Alkyl, linear with even number of carbon atoms (C12-C20) dimethylamines |
39815 | 182121-12-6 | 9,9-Bis(methoxymethyl)fluorene |
53670 | 032509-66-3 | Ethylene glycol bis[3,3-bis(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)butyrate]’ |
In Part B of Annex V to Directive 2002/72/EC the following new specifications are inserted, in the appropriate numerical order:
Ref. No | Other specifications |
---|---|
‘60025 | Specifications:
|
76723 | Specifications: The fraction with molecular weight below 1 000 should not exceed 1,5 % w/w |
76725 | Specifications: The fraction with molecular weight below 1 000 should not exceed 1 % w/w |
95858 | Specifications:
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Annex VI to Directive 2002/72/EC is amended as follows:
Note (36) is replaced by the following:
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