Article 5 Application for authorisation of recycling processes and opinion of the Food Safety AuthorityF3
United Kingdom
The procedure for authorisation laid down in Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation No (EC) 1935/2004 shall apply mutatis mutandis for the authorisation of recycling processes, subject to the specific provisions laid down in paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article.
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The F2Food Safety Authority shall give an opinion within six months of receipt of a valid application as to whether or not the recycling process complies with the conditions laid down in Article 4.
In the event of an opinion in favour of authorising the evaluated recycling process, the opinion of the Authority shall include the following:
a short description of the recycling process;
where appropriate, any recommendations on conditions or restrictions concerning the plastic input;
where appropriate, any recommendations on conditions or restrictions concerning the recycling process;
where appropriate, any criteria to characterise the recycled plastic;
where appropriate, any recommendations concerning conditions in the field of application of the recycled plastic;
where appropriate, any recommendations concerning monitoring compliance of the recycling process with the conditions of the authorisation.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Art. 5(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 42(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in Art. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 42(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F3
Words in Art. 5 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 42(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)