Compendium of National Regulations for FCM - Vmk

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UNITED KINGDOM
(last update 11/04/2007)
SUMMARY
• All EC Directives have been implemented, this includes the 4 Dirctives adopted last year.
• No additional national provisions.
• Since devolution was introduced in 1999, England, Scotland and Wales have separate legislation. Northern Ireland has had
separate legislation for many years.
• Legislation is published by the Stationery Office Limited under the authority of the Office of Public Sector (OPSI). Legislation
issued since 1997 is also published, free-of-charge, on the OPSI website at http://www.opsi.gov.uk
• Most legislation is made under the powers of the Food Safety Act 1990, in Great Britain the Food Safety (Northern Ireland)
Order 1991, in Northern Ireland. The ceramics regulations, which apply across the UK, are made under the Consumer
Protection Act 1987.
• Sales Point: The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)
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IMPLEMENTATION OF EC DIRECTIVES
ALL FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS
Regulation (EC) Number 1935/2004
(replacing Council Directive
89/109/EEC and 80/590/EEC
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2005
Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 898
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2005
Statutory Rule 2005 No. 210
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2005
Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1647 (W.128)
The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 243
80/590/EEC (symbol) – Directive AS ABOVE
repealed – see above
PLASTICS Monomers & additives
2002/72/EC (Codified Directive for
food contact plastics that replaced
Directive 90/128/EEC and its seven
amendments
2002/16/EC
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations } 1998
Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1367
Amended by:
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) } (England)
(Regulations) 2000
Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 3162
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations } (Northern Ireland)
1998
Statutory Rule Number 1998 No. 264
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations } 2000 (Scotland)
Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 431
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) } (Wales)
Regulations 2000
Statutory Instrument 2000 No.1263 (W70)
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 2000 (Northern
Ireland)
Statutory Rule Number 2000 No. 402
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (England)
Regulations 2002
Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2364
The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Scotland)
Regulations 2002
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