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The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003

Type Welsh-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2002-02-13

State In force

Jurisdiction Wales

Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

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Made: 13th February 2002

Coming into force: 28th February 2003

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Amendments to the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998

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Amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990

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SCHEDULE 1

PART I — LIST OF MONOMERS TO BE ADDED TO SECTION A OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
33B	13075	00091-76-9	Benzoguanamine	see “2,4-Diamino-6-Phenyl-1,3,5-Triazine”
47B	13620	10043--35-3	Boric acid	SML(T) — 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption .
49A	13720	00110-63-4	1,4-Butanediol	SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (23)
76A	15310	00091-76-9	2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine	QMA = 5 mg/6 dm²
92A	16650	00127-63-9	Diphenyl sulphone	SML(T) = 3 mg/kg (24)
93A	16690	01321-74-0	Divinylbenzene	QMA = 0.01 mg/6 dm² of SML = ND (DL = 0.02 mg/kg, analytical tolerance included) for the sum of divinylbenzene and ethylvinylbenzene and in compliance with the specifications laid down in Schedule 2B.
93C	16697	00693-23-2	n-Dodecanedioic Acid
120A	18897	16712-64-4	6-Hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid	SML = 0.05 mg/kg
120B	18898	103-90-2	N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetamide	Only to be used in liquid crystals and behind a barrier layer in multi-layered plastics.
147B	22332	28679-16-5	Mixture of (40% w/w) 2,2,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate and (60% w/w) 2,4,4-trimethylhexane-1,6-diisocyanate	QM(T) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
217A	25840	03290-92-4	1,1,1-trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate	SML = 0.05 mg/kg

PART II — LIST OF MONOMERS FOR WHICH THE ENTRY CONTAINED IN THE FIRST COLUMN (ITEM) OF SECTION A OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS IS TO BE AMENDED

Item	Name
49B	1,4-Butanediol bis(2.3-epoxypropyl)ether
49C	1,4-Butanediol formal
76B	1,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane
76C	1,6-Diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexane
93B	N,N'-Divinyl-2-imidazolidone
93D	1-Dodecene
217B	Trioxane

PART III — LIST OF MONOMERS FOR WHICH THE ENTRY CONTAINED IN COLUMN 4 (RESTRICTIONS) OF SECTION A OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS IS TO BE AMENDED

Name	Restrictions and specifications
Chlorotrifluoroethylene	QMA = 0.5 mg/6 dm²
Cyclohexyl isocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
3,3'-Dimethyl-4,4'-diisocyanatobiphenyl	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Diphenylether-4,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Diphenylmethane-2,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Hexamethylene dissocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
1-isocyanato-3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexane	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
1,5-Naphthalene diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
Octadecyl isocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
2,4-Toluene diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
2,6-Toluene diisocyanate	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)
2,4-Toluene diisocyanate dimer	QM(T ) = 1 mg/kg (expressed as NCO) (25)

PART IV — LIST OF MONOMERS FOR WHICH ALL THE ENTRIES CONTAINED IN SECTION B OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS ARE TO BE DELETED

Benzoguanamine

1,4-Butanediol

2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine

Divinylbenzene

n-Dodecanedioic acid

1,1,1-Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate

SCHEDULE 2

PART I — LIST OF ADDITIVES TO BE ADDED TO PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
27b	36840	12007-55-5	Barium tetraborate	SML(T) = 1 mg/kg expressed as barium (11) and SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption.
38C	40320	10043-35-3	Boric acid	SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption.
40A	40580	00110-63-4	1,4-Butanediol	SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg (23)
188B	71670	178671-58-4	Pentaerythritol tetrakis (2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate)	SML(T) = 0.05 mg/kg
246A	87040	01330-43-4	Sodium tetraborate	SML(T) = 6 mg/kg (22) (expressed as boron) without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 98/83/EC on water for human consumption.

PART II — ADDITIVE FOR WHICH THE ENTRY CONTAINED IN COLUMN 4 (RESTRICTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS) OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS IS TO BE AMENDED

Name	Restrictions and specifications
Bis(polyethyleneglycol) hydroxymethylphosphonate	SML = 0.6 mg/kg

PART III — LIST OF ADDITIVES TO BE ADDED TO PART II OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
27A	45650	6197-30-4	2-Cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester	SML = 0.05 mg/kg
82A	68860	04724-48-5	n-Octylphosphonic acid	SML = 0.05 mg/kg
111A	95000	28931-67-1	Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate-methyl methacrylate copolymer

PART IV — LIST OF ADDITIVES FOR WHICH THE ENTRY CONTAINED IN COLUMN 4 (RESTRICTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS) OF PART II OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS IS TO BE AMENDED

Name	Restrictions and specifications
N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)alkyl (C8-C18) amine hydrochlorides	SML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (12) expressed as territory amine (expressed excluding HCl)
Diphenyl sulphone	SML(T) = 3 mg/kg (24)

SCHEDULE 3 — SUBSTANCE TO BE ADDED TO SCHEDULE 2B TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Item	PM/REF No.	Specifications
1	16690	Divinylbenzene — must not contain more than 40% ethylvinylbenzene

Signed

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998 .

Rhodri Morgan — First Minister of the National Assembly for Wales — 13th February 2003

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16.

[^f00002]: Functions of “the Secretary of State” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672, as amended by s.40(3) of the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28).

[^f00003]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1998/1376, amended by S.I. 2001/1263 (W.70) and S.I. 2002/2834 (W.272).

[^f00005]: S.I. 1990/2463. The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/1376 and S.I. 2002/2834 (W.272).

[^f00006]: 1998 c. 38.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L330, 5.12.1998, p.32.

Amendment to the Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) Regulations 1990

Benzoguanamine

1,4-Butanediol

2,4-Diamino-6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine

Divinylbenzene

n-Dodecanedioic acid

1,1,1-Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate

Editorial notes

[^key-61ef82399e56f1fa8afa29b691cdf3cf]: Regulations revoked (19.11.2006) by The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2982), regs. 1, 25(d) (with reg. 18(1))

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