Council Directive 85/572/EEC of 19 December 1985 laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
Modified by
Commission Directive 2007/19/ECof 30 March 2007amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(Text with EEA relevance)
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/19/EC of 30 March 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(Official Journal of the European Union L 91 of 31 March 2007)
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/19/EC of 30 March 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(Official Journal of the European Union L 91 of 31 March 2007), 32007L001932007L0019R(01)32007L0019R(02), March 31, 2007
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011of 14 January 2011on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food(Text with EEA relevance), 32011R0010, January 15, 2011
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/19/EC of 30 March 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, 32007L0019R(01), April 4, 2007
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/19/EC of 30 March 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, 32007L0019R(02), April 12, 2007
Council Directiveof 19 December 1985laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(85/572/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 82/711/EEC of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffsOJ No L 297, 23. 10. 1982, p. 26., and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 102, 14. 4. 1984, p. 4.,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 175, 15. 7. 1985, p. 299.,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 25, 28. 1. 1985, p. 6.,Whereas, by virtue of Article 2 (3) of, together with the first indent of Chapter 1 (2) of the Annex to Directive 82/711/EEC, appropriate simulants to carry out migration tests should be indicated for plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with a single foodstuff or a specific group of foodstuffs;Whereas the possibility should not be excluded, where necessary, of making use of methods for testing migration other than those laid down in this Directive;Whereas, in determining appropriate simulants, account must be taken in particular of the chemical composition of the foodstuff and its physical properties;Whereas, for some foodstuffs containing fat, the result obtained in migration tests with the simulant is higher than that obtained in migration tests with the foodstuff itself and whereas therefore the result should be corrected by applying a "reduction factor" appropriate to the particular situation; whereas in certain specific cases, particularly that of materials and objects in contact with foodstuffs with fatty substances on the surface, the existence of appropriate methods of analysis is essential for implementation of this Directive;Whereas the adaptation of this Directive to technical progress constitutes an implementing measure, the adoption of which, in order to simplify and accelerate the procedure, should in principle be the responsibility of the Commission;Whereas in all cases in which the Council confers on the Commission authority to implement the provisions relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, a procedure should be laid down establishing close cooperation between Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs, set up under Decision 69/414/EECOJ No L 291, 19. 11. 1969, p. 9.,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: