{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-19/annex-VIII",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-19/annex-VIII.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2007/19",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2007/19/EC of 2 April 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-19",
  "path": "annex/VIII",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "VIII",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Annex to Directive 85/572/EEC is amended as follows:\n(1) Point 3 is replaced by the following:\n‘ 3.\nWhen “ X ” is followed by an oblique stroke and a figure, the result of the migration tests should be divided by the figure indicated. In the case of certain types of fatty food, this conventional figure, known as “ Simulant D Reduction Factor ” (DRF), is used to take account of the greater extractive capacity of the simulant compared to the food. ’\n(2) The following point 4a is inserted:\n‘ 4a.\nWhere the letter (b) is shown in brackets after the “ X ” , the indicated test shall be carried out with ethanol 50 % (v/v). ’\n(3) In the table, Section 07 is replaced by the following:\n‘\n07\nMilk products\n07.01\nMilk:\nA.\nWhole\nX(b)\nB.\nPartly dried\nX(b)\nC.\nSkimmed or partly skimmed\nX(b)\nD.\nDried\n07.02\nFermented milk such as yoghurt, buttermilk and similar products\nX\nX(b)\n07.03\nCream and sour cream\nX(a)\nX(b)\n07.04\nCheeses:\nA.\nWhole, with non-edible rind\nB.\nAll others\nX(a)\nX(a)\nX/3*\n07.05\nRennet\nA.\nIn liquid or viscous form\nX(a)\nX(a)\nB.\nPowdered or dried\n’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "X",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2007/19/EC of 30 March 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (Official Journal of the European Union L 91 of 31 March 2007)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2007/19/annex/VIII",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:28.112328+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}