Article 6 Authorisation of recycling processesF1

United Kingdom

The authorisation of a recycling process must be prescribed by the appropriate authority and must contain—

(a)

the name of the recycling process;

(b)

the name and address of the authorisation holder;

(c)

a short description of the recycling process;

(d)

any conditions or restrictions concerning the plastic input;

(e)

any conditions or restrictions concerning the recycling process;

(f)

any characterisation of the recycled plastic;

(g)

any conditions in the field of application of the recycled plastic that has been manufactured by the recycling process;

(h)

any requirements concerning monitoring of the compliance of the recycling process with the conditions of the authorisation;

(i)

the date from which the authorisation is effective.

Any converter using recycled plastic from the authorised recycling process or any business operator using materials or articles containing recycled plastic from the authorised recycling process must comply with any condition or restriction attached to such authorisation.

The applicant or any business operator using the recycling process must immediately inform the Food Safety Authority of any new scientific or technical information, which might affect the safety assessment of the recycling process in relation to human health. If necessary, the Food Safety Authority must review the assessment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 43; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)