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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2006/2023 |
| CELEX number i | 32006R2023 |
| Document | 22-12-2006 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 29-12-2006; OJ L 314M , 1.12.2007,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 15 Volume 018,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 15 Volume 020,OJ L 384, 29.12.2006,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 15 Volume 018 |
| Effect | 18-01-2007; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 8 01-08-2008; Application See Art 8 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
29.12.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 384/75 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2023/2006
of 22 December 2006
on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Groups of materials and articles listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and combinations of those materials and articles or recycled materials and articles used in those materials and articles should be manufactured in compliance with general and detailed rules on good manufacturing practice (GMP). |
(2) |
Some sectors of industry have established GMP guidelines, while others have not. Consequently, it appears necessary to ensure uniformity among Member States as regards GMP for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. |
(3) |
In order to ensure such conformity, it is appropriate to lay down certain obligations on business operators. |
(4) |
All business operators should operate an effective quality management of their manufacturing operations which should be adapted to their position in the supply chain. |
(5) |
The rules should apply to materials and articles intended to be brought into contact with food, or already in contact with food and were intended for this purpose, or those which can reasonably be expected to be brought into contact with food or to transfer their constituents to food under normal or foreseeable conditions of use. |
(6) |
The rules on GMP should be applied proportionately to avoid undue burdens for small businesses. |
(7) |
Detailed rules should now be set for processes involving printing inks and should be established for other processes as necessary. For printing inks applied to the non-food contact side of a material or article GMP should in particular ensure that substances are not transferred into food by set-off or transfer through the substrate. |
(8) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down the rules on good manufacturing practice (GMP) for the groups of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (hereafter referred to as materials and articles) listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and combinations of those materials and articles or recycled materials and articles used in those materials and articles.
Article 2
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to all sectors and to all stages of manufacture, processing and distribution of materials and articles, up to but excluding the production of starting substances.
The detailed rules set out in the Annex shall apply to the relevant individually mentioned processes, as appropriate.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) |
‘good manufacturing practice (GMP)’ means those aspects of quality assurance which ensure that materials and articles are consistently produced and controlled to ensure conformity with the rules applicable to them and with the quality standards appropriate to their intended use by not endangering human health or causing an unacceptable change in the composition of the food or causing a deterioration in the organoleptic characteristics thereof; |
(b) |
‘quality assurance system’ means the... |
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