G/TBT/N/EU/860  
17 December 2021  
(21-9445) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  PLASTICS 
AND ARTICLES THEREOF (HS 39); Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs 
(ICS 67.250)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of t he notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into 
contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 (33 page(s), in English; 
16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Regulation concerns the placing on the 
market of plastic materials and articles with recycled/secondary plastic content intended 
for use in contact with food. It sets out rules for the manufacture thereof, suitable 
recycling technologie s, recycling processes, recycling installations, plastic waste, 
collection and sorting of plastic input and the decontamination thereof, and the use of the 
plastic output, quality control, registration of business operators and enforcement, with 
the purpos e to ensure that the recycled content in the final plastic materials and articles 
intended for contact with food do not cause harm to the consumers of those foods, or 
change their quality or organoleptic properties. The Regulation repeals Regulation (EC) 
No 282/2008, which it will replace.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Food safety; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 of 27 March 2008 on 
recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods and 
amending Regulation (EC) No  2023/2006 (Text with EEA relevance) OJ L 86, 28.3.2008, 
p. 9 - 18 
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32008R0282&qid=1638790289017   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 June 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  21 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply from entry into force)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_7883_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments /2021/TBT/EEC/21_7883_01_e.pdf