Transitional Measures for Plastic Material
Materials and articles that have been lawfully placed on the market before 1 May 2011 may be placed on the market until 31 December 2012
Until 31 December 2012 the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 are based on the basic rules for overall and specific migration testing set out in the Annex to Council Directive 82/711/EEC of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for the testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.
As from 1st January 2013 the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 for materials, articles and substances placed on the market until 31 December 2015, may be based on:
(a) the rules for migration testing set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 or
(b) the basic rules for overall and specific migration testing set out in the Annex to Directive 82/711/EEC.
As from 1st January 2016, the supporting documents referred to in Article 16 shall be based on the rules for migration testing set out in Article 18.
Until 31 December 2015 additives used in glass fibre sizing for glass fibre reinforced plastics which are not listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 have to comply with the risk assessment provisions set out in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011.
See information note: End of 3-year transition period od regulation (EC) No. 10/2011
From the 31st December 2015, the provision of Article 5 as regards the use of additives, others than plasticisers, shall apply for plastic layers or plastic coatings in caps and closures referred to in Article 2(1)(d) ie plastic layers or plastic coatings, forming gaskets in caps and closures, that together with those caps and closures compose a set of two or more layers of different types of materials;
The provision of Article 5 as regards the use of additives used in glass fibre sizing for glass fibre reinforced plastics, shall apply from 31st December 2015.
The provisions of Articles 18(2), 18(4) and 20 shall apply from 31 December 2012.
Last reviewed: 12/5/2015