The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012
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THE SCHEDULEE+WSpecified provisions of Regulation 10/2011
| Specified provision | Subject matter |
|---|---|
| Article 4(e), as read with Articles 17 and 18 | Prohibition on placing on the market plastic materials or articles if they do not meet specified compositional and declaration requirements |
| Article 5(1) and Annex I, as read with Article 6 | Requirement, subject to certain derogations, to use only authorised substances in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles |
| Article 8, first sentence | General quality and purity standards that must be observed for substances used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles |
| Article 9 as read with Annex I | Particular restrictions and specifications for substances used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles |
| Article 10 as read with Annex II | General restrictions on plastic materials and articles |
| Article 11(1) and (2) and Annex I, as read with Article 11(3) | Specific limits on the degree to which constituents of plastic materials and articles are permitted to migrate into foods |
| Article 12 | Overall limits on the permitted level of migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles into food simulants |
| Article 13(1), (3), (4) and (5) and Annex I as read with Article 13(2) | Particular restrictions and specifications for the composition of each plastic layer in plastic multi-layer materials and articles |
| Article 14(1) and (5) and Annex 1, as read with Article 14(2), (3) and (4) | Particular restrictions and specifications for the composition of each plastic layer in multi-material multi-layer materials and articles |
| Article 15 and Annex IV | Requirements that written declaration of compliance for plastic materials and articles, for products from the intermediate stages of their manufacture and for substances intended for the manufacture of those materials or articles should be available at the marketing stages other than the retail stage |
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