PART 2Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles

Restriction on the use of additives in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles5

1

Subject to paragraph (3) no person shall use any prohibited additive in the manufacture of any plastic material or article.

2

A prohibited additive is–

a

any additive identified by PM/REF No., CASNo. (if any) and name in columns 1, 2 and 3 respectively of Section A or B of Annex III which is not–

i

of good technical quality; and

ii

used in accordance with any restrictions and specifications for that additive set out in the corresponding entry in column 4 of Section A or B of that Annex; or

b

any food additive authorised by Directive 89/107 or any flavouring authorised by Directive 88/388 that migrates into food–

i

in a quantity that has a technological function in the final food product, or

ii

where the food is of a type for which the use of any such food additive or flavouring is so authorised, in quantities exceeding the limits provided for in Directive 89/107 or Directive 88/388 as appropriate, or in Annex III, whichever is the lower.

3

In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations where it is alleged that the commission of the offence is due to the manufacture of a plastic material or article with any additive identified in Section A or B of Annex III, which is not of good technical quality, it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that each such additive is present in the finished plastic material or article as an impurity, a reaction intermediate or a decomposition product.

4

Schedule 1 has effect to supplement this regulation.