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

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2003-01-09

State In force

Jurisdiction Scotland

Department King's Printer for Scotland

Source legislation.gov.uk

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Made: 9th January 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 10th January 2003

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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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	As item 76A
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 or 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 I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS IS TO BE AMENDED

Previous Item	Item	Name
49A	49B	1,4-Butanediol bis(2,3- epoxypropyl)ether
49B	49C	1,4-Butanediol formal
76A	76B	1,6-Diamino-2,2,4-trimethylhexane
76B	76C	1,6-Diamino-2,4,4-trimethylhexane
93A	93B	N,N'-Divinyl-2-imidazolidone
93B	93D	1-Dodecene
217A	217B	Trioxane

PART III — LIST OF MONOMERS FOR WHICH THE ENTRY CONTAINED IN COLUMN 4 (RESTRICTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS) 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)
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 diisocyanate	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 THE ENTRIES CONTAINED IN SECTION B OF PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS ARE TO BE DELETED

Item	Name
7	Benzoguanamine
8	1,4-Butanediol
11	2,4-Diamino 6 phenyl 1,3,5 triazine
14	Divinylbenzene
15	Dodecanedioic acid
25	1,1,1-Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate

SCHEDULE 2

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

Item	PM/REF No.	CAS No.	Name	Restrictions and specifications
38B	40120	68951-50 8	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

Item	Name	Restrictions and specifications
15	N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)alkyl (C8-C18) amine hydrochlorides	SML(T) = 1.2 mg/kg (12) expressed as tertiary amine (expressed excluding HCl)
49	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 It may contain up to 40% of Ethylvinylbenzene

Signed

MARY MULLIGAN — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 9th January 2003

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16; section 6(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) and by paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”); sections 16(2) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act; section 17(1) was amended by paragraphs 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act; section 26(3) was amended by Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act; amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act which extend to Scotland shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

[^f00002]: Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00003]: Section 48(4B) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1998/1376, amended by S.S.I. 2000/431 and 2002/498.

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 330, 5.12.1998, p.32.

Editorial notes

[^key-5b97b60a10bb25c2d6ff7cb3149aae1e]: Regulations revoked (30.6.2006) by The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/314), regs. 1(1), 24(d)

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