Commission Directive 93/10/EEC of 15 March 1993 relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
Modified by
Commission Directive 93/111/ECof 10 December 1993amending Directive 93/10/EEC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, 31993L0111, December 14, 1993
Commission Directive 2004/14/ECof 29 January 2004amending Directive 93/10/EEC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(Text with EEA relevance), 32004L0014, January 30, 2004
Commission Directive 2007/42/ECof 29 June 2007relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(Text with EEA relevance)(Codified version), 32007L0042, June 30, 2007
Commission Directive 93/10/EECof 15 March 1993relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/109/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffsOJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 38., and in particular Article 3 thereof,After consulting the Scientific Committee for Food,Whereas the number and nature of the changes that have had to be made and should now be made to Council Directive 83/229/EEC of 25 April 1993 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffsOJ No L 123, 11. 5. 1983, p. 31., as last amended by Commission Directive 92/15/EECOJ No L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 44., indicate the need for the said Directive to be replaced;Whereas the Community measures envisaged by this Directive are not only necessary but also indispensable for the attainment of the objectives of the internal market; whereas these objectives cannot be achieved by Member States individually; whereas, furthermore, their attainment at Community level is already provided for by Directive 89/109/EEC;Whereas Article 2 of Directive 89/109/EEC lays down that materials and articles, in their finished state, must not transfer their constituents to foodstuffs in quantities which could endanger human health or bring about an unacceptable change in the composition of the foodstuffs;Whereas, in order to achieve this objective in the case of regenerated cellulose film, the suitable instrument is a specific directive within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 89/109/EEC;Whereas synthetic casings of regenerated cellulose should be the subject of specific provisions;Whereas the method for determining the absence of migration of colouring matters should be established at a later stage;Whereas, until criteria of purity and methods of analysis have been drawn up, national provisions should remain in force;Whereas the establishment of a list of approved substances, accompanied by limits to the quantities to be used, is sufficient in principle in this specific case to achieve the objective laid down in Article 2 of Directive 89/109/EEC;Whereas, however, the bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ether (= diethyleneglycol) and ethanediol (= monoethyleneglycol), can migrate extensively to certain foodstuffs and therefore in order to avoid this possibility, as a preventive measure, it is more appropriate to lay down definitively the maximum authorized quantity of such substances in foodstuffs which have been in contact with regenerated cellulose film;Whereas, to protect the health of the consumer, direct contact between foodstuffs and the printed surfaces of regenerated cellulose film should be avoided;Whereas the written declaration referred to in Article 6 (5) of Directive 89/109/EEC should be provided for in the event of professional use of regenerated cellulose film for materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, except those which are, by their nature, intended for this use;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: