The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made: 12th April 2005

Coming into operation: 23rd May 2005

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PART 1 — PRELIMINARIES

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Scope

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PART 2 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIALS AND ARTICLES

Enforcement of Regulation 1935/2004

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Competent authorities for the purposes of Regulation 1935/2004

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PART 3 — REQUIREMENTS FOR VINYL CHLORIDE

Limits and migration limits

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Methods of Analysis

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PART 4 — REQUIREMENTS FOR REGENERATED CELLULOSE FILM

Controls and Limits

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Migration Limits for regenerated cellulose film coated with plastics

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Saving and transitional provisions

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PART 5 — GENERAL

Offences and penalties

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Enforcement

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Analysis by Government Chemist

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Application of various provisions of the Order

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Amendments to the 1998 Regulations

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Revocation

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 12th April 2005.

D. C. Gowdy — A senior officer of the — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28 and S.R. 2004 No. 482

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L245, 29.9.2003, p. 4)

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L93, 17.4.93, p.27, as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/14/EC (O.J. No. L27, 30.1.2004, p. 48)

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L220, 15.8.2002, p. 18, as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/19/EC (O.J. No. L71, 10.3.2004, p. 8)

[^f00007]: O.J. No. L338, 13.11.2004, p. 4

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L213, 16.8.90, p. 42

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L167, 24.6.81, p. 6

[^f00010]: S.R. 1987 No. 432 as amended by S.R. 1991 No. 344 and S. R. 1994 No. 174

[^f00013]: S.R. 1987 No. 432

[^f00014]: S.R. 1991 No. 344

[^f00015]: S.R. 1994 No. 174

Editorial notes