{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-213/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/213",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/213 of 12 February 2018 on the use of bisphenol A in varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with food and amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as regards the use of that substance in plastic food contact materials (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-213",
  "path": "article/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) ‘specific migration limit’ (SML) means the maximum permitted amount of a given substance released from a material or article into food or food simulants;\n(2) ‘materials and articles’ means any materials or articles which fall within one of the categories laid down in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004;\n(3) ‘varnishes’ or ‘coatings’ means materials or articles composed of one or more non-self-supporting layer or layers manufactured using 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (‘BPA’), applied on a material or article in order to impart special properties on it or to improve its technical performance.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/213/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:16.696516+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."
}