Commission Directive 92/39/EEC of 14 May 1992 amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 92/39/EEC  of 14 May 1992  amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/109/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Commission Directive 90/128/EEC (2) of 23 February 1990, and in particular Article 3 (4), provides for the revision of Annex II and particularly section B;
Whereas, on the basis of the available information, certain substances provisionally admitted at national level may be included in the Community list, while others must be definitively prohibited;
Whereas certain substances provisionally admitted at national level may continue to be permitted for a further specified period since the data requested by the Scientific Committee for Food are not yet available but the required studies are ongoing or  are planned;
Whereas other substances have been requested for use following the adoption of the Directive, and the technical data supplied permit their inclusion in the Community list;
Whereas, for certain substances, the restrictions already set out should be amended according to the available information;
Whereas it is necessary to permit the continued use of certain well-defined substances contained in those groups of substances which are not well-defined and are now deleted, pending a decision on their inclusion in the Community list;
Whereas the Scientific Committee for Food has been consulted;
Whereas the measures laid down by this Directive comply with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,