{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-321/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/321",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 321/2011 of 1 April 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-321",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 321/2011\nof 1 April 2011\namending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC, and in particular Article 18(3) thereof,\nAfter consulting the European Food Safety Authority,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Directive 2011/8/EU amended Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs restricting the use of Bisphenol A (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane) in polycarbonate infant feeding bottles.\n(2)\nFrom 1 May 2011 Directive 2002/72/EC will be replaced by Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.\n(3)\nRegulation (EU) No 10/2011 does not contain the restrictions concerning Bisphenol A that were introduced in Directive 2002/72/EC by Directive 2011/8/EU.\n(4)\nRegulation (EU) No 10/2011 should therefore be amended to reflect the restrictions of use of Bisphenol A.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 26, 29.1.2011, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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  "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."
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