FOOD Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 30th December 2004. Amendments to the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 2 The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 shall be amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6. 3 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) – a at the end of the definition of “Commission Directive 2002/16” there shall be added “as amended by Commission Directive 2004/13/EC ” ; b at the end of the definition of “the Directive” there shall be added “as amended by Commission Directive 2004/1/EC ” . 4 In the following provisions, for the figure “2005” there shall be substituted the figure “2006” – a regulation 4A(1)(a); b regulation 5(1)(b)(i); c regulation 8A(1); d in section A of Part I of Schedule 1, at item 40 in column 4 (restrictions and specifications). 5 In Part I of Schedule 2, at item 27A in column 4 (restrictions and specifications), after “For use only as a blowing agent” there shall be added “Use prohibited as from 2nd August 2005”. 6 In regulation 10 (offences) – a for paragraph (19) there shall be substituted – 19 In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 3(1)(b) in relation to the requisite standards applicable to adhesives and materials and articles covered by a surface coating it shall be a defence to prove that – a the adhesive, material or article was brought into contact with food before 28th February 2003; b the date of filling (or subject to paragraph (24) a coded indication of the date of filling) of the material or article concerned appeared on the adhesive, material or article at the time of sale; and c the labelling or marking with the particulars mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) at the time of sale complied with the requirements as regards labelling relating to durability contained in Article 2.1(a) of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. ; b paragraph (20) shall be omitted; c immediately after paragraph (22) there shall be added – 23 In any proceedings for an offence under regulations 3(1)(b) in relation to the sale as from 2nd August 2005 of a plastic material or article containing azodicarbonamide with reference number 36640 in Part I of Schedule 2 it shall be a defence to prove that – a the plastic material or article was brought into contact with food before 2nd August 2005; b the date of filling (or subject to paragraph (24) a coded indication of the date of filling) of the material or article concerned appeared on the plastic material or article concerned at the time of sale; and c the labelling or marking with the particulars mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) at the time of sale complied with the requirements as regards labelling relating to durability contained in Article 2.1(a) of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. 24 For the purposes of paragraph (19)(b) and paragraph (23)(b) the date signified by a coded indication shall have been made available on request to the Food Standards Agency and the enforcement authority. . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 30th November 2004. Deirdre Kenny A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety