1.Only the substances included in the F2... list of authorised substances (hereinafter referred to as the F2... list) set out in Annex I may be intentionally used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles.
2.The F2... list shall contain:
(a)monomers or other starting substances;
(b)additives excluding colorants;
(c)polymer production aids excluding solvents;
(d)macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation.
[F33.The appropriate authority may prescribe amendments to the list.]
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Art. 5 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 67(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word in Art. 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 67(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)