# Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (Text with EEA relevance), Article 5: Requirement for authorisation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Only substances of a type falling within paragraph 2 and which are authorised by the appropriate authority in accordance with the procedure in Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 may be intentionally used in the manufacture of plastic layers in plastic materials and articles.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the types of substances that may be authorised are:
(a) monomers or other starting substances;
(b) additives excluding colorants;
(c) polymer production aids excluding solvents;
(d) macromolecules obtained from microbial fermentation.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/10/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-10/article-5
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