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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1992.
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The principal Regulations shall be amended as follows:
(a) in the definition of “the Directive” in regulation 2(1), for the words “as amended” there shall be substituted the words “, (as corrected) and as amended by Commission Directives 92/39/EEC, 93/9/EEC, 95/3/EC and 96/11/EC”;
(b) in regulation 5 (monomers) —
(i) in paragraph (1) —
(A) after the words “the following paragraphs of this regulation” there shall be inserted the words “and regulation 14A”,
(B) in sub-paragraph (a), for the date “1st January 1997” there shall be substituted the date “1st January 2002”, and
(C) in sub-paragraph (b), for the date “31st December 1996” there shall be substituted the date “31st December 2001”;
(ii) in paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6), after the words “the relevant fraction of”(wherever they occur) there shall be added the words “, or section F of,”;
(c) after regulation 14 there shall be inserted the following regulation —“
14A 
Notwithstanding regulation 5(1),until lst 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, 3 of Section F of Part I of Schedule l, 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.”;
(d) the Item number and letter, PM/REF No., CAS No. and name for each monomer identified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall be inserted in Section A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (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 l to these Regulations;
(e) the contents of Schedule 2 to these Regulations shall be substituted for Section B of Part 1 of Schedule 1;
(f) in Section D of Part 1 of Schedule l (monomers authorised until 1st April 1996), in Item 16, for the figures “51” and “115” in column 4 (restrictions) there shall be substituted the figures “17” and “58” respectively;
(g) the contents of Schedule 3 to these Regulations shall be inserted after Section E of Part 1 of Schedule 1; and
(h) the Item number and letter, PM/REF No., CAS No. (if any) and name for each additive identified in Schedule 4 to these Regulations shall be inserted in Part I of Schedule 3 (additives) at the place corresponding to the number and letter specified for that additive in the column headed “Item” in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
Angela Browning
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
5th November 1996Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Cumberlege
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
7th November 1996Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Welsh Office
5th November 1996Lindsay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Scottish Office
4th November 1996
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(d)


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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(e)
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SECTION B”

 1 2 3 4
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 002425-79-8 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 5mg/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-1-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 acid, 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 Metacrylic 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-1-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.-Octylphenol 
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 24760 026914-43-2 Styrenesulphonic acid 
78 25380  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 5mg/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 5mg/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 5mg/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(g)
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SECTION 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-l- 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 ester
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-trimethylolpropane tris(2-hydroxyxethyl) 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 025322-69-4 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-Tetrahydrophtalic 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 5mg/kg.
SCHEDULE 4
Regulation 2(h)


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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