G/TBT/N/EU/1056  
8 April 2024  
(24-2953) 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 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS code 
39, ICS 83.080 and 83.140 plastics and articles thereof  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s ) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and 
articles intended to come into contact with food and amending Regulation (EC) No 
2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and  articles intended to come 
into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other matters related to quality 
control and manufacturing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact 
with food; (13 page(s), in English), (8 page(s), in  English)  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation aims to increase quality control under 
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic food contact materials and articles (FCMs) by:  
• ensuring alignment with Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastics and 
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on biocidal products;  
• introducing purity requirements for substances obtained from waste and natural 
materials; and  
• adapting migration testing of multi -layer materials and repeat testing.  
It also adds quality control rules to Re gulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing 
practice.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/EU/1056  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and 
articles intended to come into contact with food  
Regulation - 10/2011 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)  
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing 
practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food  
Regulation - 2023/2006 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Mid-September 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  
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/2024/TBT/EEC/24_02483 _00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/EEC/24_02483_01_e.pdf