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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 29th January 1997.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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(1) The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).
(2) In regulation 1(2), in the definition of “the Directive”, for “as amended” there shall be substituted “, (as corrected) and as amended by Commission Directives 92/39/EEC, 93/9/EEC, 95/3/EC and 96/11/EC”.
(3) In regulations 4 (monomers)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) after “the following paragraphs” there shall be inserted “and regulation 13A”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), for “1st January 1997” there shall be substituted “1st January 2002”, and
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “31st December 1996” there shall be substituted “31st December 2001”;
(b) in paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6), after “the relevant fraction of” (wherever it occurs) there shall be added “, or section F of,”.
(4) After regulation 13 there shall be inserted—“
13A 
Notwithstanding regulation 4(1), until 1st January 1999 a plastic material or article may be manufactured using one or more of the monomers identified by PM/REF No., CAS No. (if any) and name respectively in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Section F of Part I of Schedule 1, if any such monomer is of good technical quality and is used in accordance with the restrictions (if any) specified in the corresponding entry in column 4 thereof”.
(5) The Item number and letter, PM/REF No., CAS No. and name for each monomer identified in Schedule 1 shall be inserted in Section A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (monomers authorised without time limit) at the place corresponding to the number and letter specified for that monomer in the column headed “Item” in Schedule 1.
(6) The contents of Schedule 2 shall be substituted for Section B of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.
(7) In Section D of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (monomers authorised until 1st April 1996), in Item 16, for “51” and “115” in column 4 (restrictions) there shall be substituted “17” and “58” respectively.
(8) The contents of Schedule 3 shall be inserted after Section E of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.
(9) The Item number and letter, PM/REF No., CAS No. (if any) and name for each additive identified in Schedule 4 shall be inserted in Part I of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (additives) at the place corresponding to the number and letter specified for that additive in the column headed “Item” in Schedule 4.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on 29th January 1996.
W. B. Smith
Assistant Secretary

SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(5)
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Item PM/REF No. CAS No. Name Restrictions
110C. 19460 000050-21-5 Lactic-acid 
111A. 19480 002146-71-6 Lauric acid, vinyl ester 
153A. 23651 025322-69-4 Polypropyleneglycol ”
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(6)
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SECTION B

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Item PM/REF No. CAS No. Name Restrictions
1. 15280 000542-02-9 Acetoguanamine 
2. 10599/90A 061788-89-4 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, distilled 
3. 10599/91 061788-89-4 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, non-distilled 
4. 10599/92A 068783-41-5 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated, distilled 
5. 10599/93 068783-41-5 Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18), dimers, hydrogenated, non-distilled 
6. 11000 050976-02-8 Acrylic acid, dicyclopentadienyl ester 
7. 11245 002156-97-0 Acrylic acid, dodecyl ester 
8. 11500 000103-11-7 Acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester 
9. 11530 000999-61-1 Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester 
10. 12265 004074-90-2 Adipic acid, divinyl ester 
11. 12910 001732-10-1 Azelaic acid, dimethyl ester 
12. As item 81 000528-44-9 1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid 
13. 13060 004422-95-1 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid trichloride As item 81
14. As item 25 000091-76-9 Benzoguanamine 
15. As item 30 000080-09-1 Bisphenol S 
16. 13720 000110-63-4 Butan-1,4-diol 
17. 13780 002424-79-8 Butan-1,-diol bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether The quantity in the finished plastic material or article of any substance within, or any combination of substances within, items 17 and 58 (and 16 and 20 of Section D) shall not exceed 5 mg/kg (expressed as epoxy)
18. 13810 000505-65-7 Butan-1,4-diol formal 
19. 13932 000598-32-3 But-3-en 2-ol 
20. 14020 000098-54-4 4-tert.-Butylphenol 
21. 14260 000502-44-3 Caprolactone 
22. As item 101 Section A 000115-28-6 Chlorendic acid As item 101, Section A
23. 14800 003724-65-0 Crotonic acid 
24. 15130 000872-05-9 Dec-1-ene 
25. 15310 000091-76-9 2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5,-triazine 
26. 15370 003236-53-1 1,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane 
27. 15400 003236-54-2 1,6 Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane 
28. 15610 000080-07-9 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulphone 
29. 15730 000077-73-6 Dicyclopentadiene 
30. 16090 000080-09-1 4,4'-Dihydroxydiphenyl sulphone 
31. 16210 006864-37-5 3,3'-Dimethyl-4,4'-diamino-dicyclohexylmethane 
32. 16360 000576-26-1 2,6-Dimethylphenol 
33. 16390 000126-30-7 2,2-Dimethylpropan-1,3-diol 
34. 16450 000646-06-0 1,3-Dioxolane 
35. 16540 000102-09-0 Diphenyl carbonate 
36. 16690 001321-74-0 Divinylbenzene 
37. 16697 000693-23-2 Dodecanedioic acid 
38. 17110 016219-75-3 5-Ethylidenebicyclo-[2.2.1] hept-2-ene 
39. 18220 068564-88-5 N-Heptylaminoundecanoic acid 
40. 18370 000592-45-0 Hexa-1,4-diene 
41. 18441 000085-42-7 Hexahydrophthalic anhydride 
42. 18700 000629-11-8 Hexan-1,6-diol 
43. 18820 000592-41-6 Hex-l-ene 
44. 19060 000109-53-5 Isobutyl vinyl ether 
45. 19150 000121-91-5 Isophthalic acid 
46. 19180 000099-63-8 Isophthalic acid dichloride 
47. As item 62 000078-79-5 Isoprene 
48. 19490 000947-04-6 Laurolactam 
49. 19570 000999-21-3 Maleic acid, diallyl ester 
50. 19600 000105-76-0 Maleic acid, dibutyl ester 
51. 19990 000079-39-0 Methacrylamide 
52. 20050 000096-05-9 Methacrylic acid, allyl ester 
53. 20260 000101-43-9 Methacrylic, cyclohexyl ester 
54. 20380 001189-08-8 Methacrylic acid, diester with butan-1,3-diol 
55. 20410 002082-81-7 Methacrylic acid, diester with butan-1,4-diol 
56. 20440 000097-90-5 Methacrylic acid, diester with ethyleneglycol 
57. 20530 002867-47-2 Methacrylic acid, 2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl ester 
58. 20590 000106-91-2 Methacrylic acid, 2,3-epoxypropyl ester As item 17
59. 21370 010595-80-9 Methacrylic acid, 2-sulphoethyl ester 
60. 21400 054276-35-6 Methacrylic acid, sulphopropyl ester 
61. 21520 001561-92-8 Methallysulphonic acid, sodium salt The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5mg/kg
62. 21640 000078-79-5 2-Methylbut-1,3-diene 
63. 21730 000563-45-1 3-Methylbut-l-ene 
64. As item 18 000505-65-7 1,4-(Methylene-dioxy) butane 
65. 21970 000923-02-4 N-Methylolmethacrylamide 
66. 22210 000098-83-9 alpha-Methylstyrene 
67. 22360 001141-38-4 2, 6-Naphthalene-dicarboxylic acid 
68. As item 33 000126-30-7 Neopentylglycol 
69. 22428 051000-52-3 Neodecanoic acid, vinyl ester 
70. 13180 (also used for bicyclo [2.2.1] hept-2-ene) 000498-66-8 Norbornene As item 39, Section C
71. 22720 000140-66-9 4-tert.-Ocytlphenol 
72. 22900 000109-67-1 Pent-1-ene 
73. 22937 001623-05-8 Perfluoropropyl perfluorovinyl; ether 
74. 23770 000504-63-2 Propan-1,3-diol 
75. 23920 000105-38-4 Propionic acid, vinyl ester 
76. 24370 000106-79-6 Sebacic acid, dimethyl ester 
77. 78. 24760 25380 026914-43-2 Styrenesulphonic acid Trialkyl (C5-C15) acetic acid, vinyl ester (=vinyl versatate) 
79. 25390 000101-37-1 Triallyl cyanurate 
80. 25450 026896-48-0 Tricyclodecanedimethanol 
81. 25540 000528-44-9 Trimellitic acid The quantity of this substance alone or together with item 82 in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.
82. 25550 000552-30-7 Trimellitic anhydride The quantity of this substance alone or together with item 81 in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg (expressed as trimellitic acid).
83. 25810 015625-89-5 1,1,1-Trimethylolpropane triacrylate 
84. 25840 003290-92-4 1,1,1-Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate 
85. 25900 000110-88-3 Trioxane 
86. 25480 000102-71-6 Tris (2-hydroxyethyl) amine 
87. 26170 003195-78-6 N-Vinyl-N-Methyl-acetamide The quantity of this substance in the finished plastic material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg
88. 26230 000088-12-0 Vinylpyrrolidone 
89. 22240 000622-97-9 p-Vinyltoluene 
90. 16300 000105-67-9 m-Xylenol 
91. 16270 000526-75-0 o-Xylenol 
92. 16330 000095-87-4 p-Xylenol ”
SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 2(8)
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ection F

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Item PM/REF No. CAS No. Name Restrictions
1. 10160 002206-94-2 alpha-Acetoxystyrene 
2. 10162 010521-96-7 beta-Acetoxystyrene 
3. 10480 — Acids, aliphatic, monocarboxylic, saturated (C2-C24) 
4. 10510 — Acids, aliphatic, monocarboxylic, unsaturated (C3-C24) 
5. 10599/70 — Acids, fatty, unsaturated (C18) 
6. 10930 003066-71-5 Acrylic acid, cylohexyl ester 
7. 11050 001070-70-8 Acrylic acid, diester with 1,4-butanediol 
8. 11180 017831-71-9 Acrylic acid, diester with tetraethylenglycol 
9. 11195 068901-05-3 Acrylic acid, diester with triprophyleneglycol 
10. 11520 002918-23-2 Acrylic acid, 2-hydroxisopropyl ester (= acrylic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl ester) 
11. 11560 005888-33-5 Acrylic acid, isobornyl ester 
12. 11620 001330-61-6 Acrylic acid, isodecyl ester 
13. 11650 029590-42-9 Acrylic acid, isooctyl ether 
14. 11695 003121-61-7 Acrylic acid, 2-methoxyethyl ester 
15. 11740 010095-13-3 Acrylic acid, monoester with 1,3-butanediol 
16. 11770 002478-10-6 Acrylic acid, monoester with 1,4-butanediol 
17. 11800 013533-05-6 Acrylic acid, monoester with diethyleneglycol 
18. 12010 040074-09-7 Acrylic acid, 2-sulphoethyl ester 
19. 12040 039121-78-3 Acrylic acid, sulphopropyl ester 
20. 12055 094160-26-6 Acrylic acid, triester with glycerol tris (2-hydroxypropyl) ether 
21. 12062 075577-70-7 Acrylic acid, triester with 1,1,1-trimethylopropane tris (2-hydroxyethyl) ether 
22. 12160 002998-04-1 Adipic acid, diallyl ester 
23. 12190 000105-97-5 Adipic acid, didecyl ester 
24. 12220 027178-16-1 Adipic acid, diisodecyl ester 
25. 12250 000123-79-5 Adipic acid, dioctyl ester 
26. 12370 — Alcohols, aliphatic, monohydric, saturated, linear, secondary or tertiary (C4-C22) 
27. 12610 000107-18-6 Allyl alcohol 
28. 12700 000150-13-0 p-Aminobenzoic acid 
29. 12790 000080-46-6 p-tert-Amylphenol 
30. 12850 029602-44-6 Azelaic acid, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ester 
31. 13328 000104-38-1 Bis(-2 hydroxyethyl) ether of hydroquinone 
32. 13660 000584-03-2 1,2-Butanediol 
33. 13750 000513-85-9 2,3-Butanediol 
34. 13960 001852-16-0 N-(Butoxymethyl)acrylamide 
35. 15020 002182-55-0 Cyclohexyl vinyl ether 
36. 15280 000542-02-9 2,4-Diamino-6-methyl-1,3, 5-triazine 
37. 15340 000109-76-2 1,3-Diaminopropane 
38. 15490 002215-89-6 4,4'-Dicarboxydiphenyl ether 
39. 15580 001653-19-6 2,3-Dichloro-1,3-butadiene 
40. 16270 000526-75-0 2,3-Dimethylphenol 
41. 16300 000105-67-9 2,4-Dimethylphenol 
42. 16330 000095-87-4 2,5-Dimethylphenol 
43. 17040 000149-57-5 2-Ethylhexanoic acid 
44. 17350 000105-75-9 Fumaric acid, dibutyl ester 
45. 18400 000592-42-7 1,5-Hexadiene 
46. 18905 002628-17-3 4-Hydroxystyrene 
47. 18970 000078-83-1 Isobutanol 
48. 19030 016669-59-3 N-(Isobutoxymethyl) acrylamide 
49. 19090 000078-84-2 Isobutyraldehyde 
50. 19120 025339-17-7 Isodecanol 
51. 19130 026896-18-4 Isononanoic acid 
52. 19936 007423-42-9 Maleic acid, mono (2-ethylhexyl) ester 
53. 20470 025852-47-5 Methacrylic acid, diester with polyethyleneglycol 
54. 20740 039670-09-2 Methacrylic acid, ester with ethoxytriethylene-glycol 
55. 20950 000923-26-2 Methacrylic acid, 2-hydroxypropyl ester 
56. 21115 000816-74-0 Methacrylic acid, methallyl ester 
57. 21220 032360-05-7 Methacrylic acid, octadecyl ester 
58. 21760 000694-91-7 5-Methylenebicyclo [2.2.1] hept-2-ene 
59. 21837 001116-90-1 4-Methyl-1, 4-hexadiene The specific migration of this substance shall not be detectable (when measured by a method with a limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg).
60. 22240 000622-97-9 p-Methylstyrene 
61. 22270 000107-25-5 Methyl vinyl ether 
62. 22540 000104-40-5 4-Nonylphenol 
63. 22585 003710-30-3 1,7-Octadiene 
64. 22932 001187-93-5 Perfluoromethyl perfluorovinyl ether 
65. 23530 025190-06-1 Poly(1,4-butyleneglycol) (Molecular weight greater than 1000) 
66. 23650 025322 Polypropyleneglycol (Molecular weight greater than 400) 
67. 24560 000111-63-7 Stearic acid, vinyl ester 
68. 25030 016646-44-9 Tetra (allyloxy) ethane 
69. 25161 000085-43-8 1,2,3,6-Tetrahydrophthalic anhydride 
70. 25300 000088-19-7 o-Toluenesulphonamide 
71. 25480 000102-71-6 Triethanolamine 
72. 26290 025013-15-4 Vinyltoluene 
73. 26320 002768-02-7 Vinyltrimethoxysilane The quantity of this substance in the finished material or article shall not exceed 5 mg/kg.”
SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 2(9)
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Item PM/REF No. CAS No. Name
12A. 34281 — Alkyl (C8-C22) sulphoric acids, linear, primary, with an even number of carbon atoms
12B. 34475 — Aluminium calcium hydroxide phosphite, hydrate
65A. 46380 068855-54-9 Diatomaceous earth, soda ash flux-calcined
74A. 52720 000112-84-5 Erucamide
92A. 55520 — Glass fibers
92B. 55600 — Glass microballs
96A. 56486 — Glycerol, esters with acids, aliphatic, saturated, linear, with an even number of carbon atoms (C14-C18) and with acids, aliphatic, unsaturated, linear with an even number of carbon atoms (C16-C18)
172A. 68960 000301-02-0 Oleamide
199A. 80800 025322-69-4 Polypropyleneglycol
252A. 88960 000124-26-5 Stearamide”