EU amending regulation on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General proposes amendment to Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 is a specific Regulation within the framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004. The latter sets out principles and procedures applicable to food contact materials. This amendment authorises 4 new substances and extends the authorised uses of a previously authorised substance for materials intended to be in contact with foods. Products covered: Materials and articles in contact with food including catering containers and materials and articles in contact with drinking water HS Codes: 3919, 3920, 3923, 3924 Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy):December 2017 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):December 2017 Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy):20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy):29 October 2017 | 
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