Amendment of the principal Regulations2

1

The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).

2

In regulation 1(2), in the definition of “the Directive”, for “as amended” there shall be substituted “, (as corrected) and as amended by Commission Directives 92/39/EEC, 93/9/EEC, 95/3/EC and 96/11/EC”6.

3

In regulations 4 (monomers)—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

after “the following paragraphs” there shall be inserted “and regulation 13A”,

ii

in sub-paragraph (a), for “1st January 1997” there shall be substituted “1st January 2002”, and

iii

in sub-paragraph (b), for “31st December 1996” there shall be substituted “31st December 2001”;

b

in paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (6), after “the relevant fraction of” (wherever it occurs) there shall be added “, or section F of,”.

4

After regulation 13 there shall be inserted—

Manufacture until 1st January 199913A

Notwithstanding regulation 4(1), until 1st January 1999 a plastic material or article may be manufactured using one or more of the monomers identified by PM/REF No., CASNo. (if any) and name respectively in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Section F of Part I of Schedule 1, if any such monomer is of good technical quality and is used in accordance with the restrictions (if any) specified in the corresponding entry in column 4 thereof

5

The Item number and letter, PM/REF No., CASNo. and name for each monomer identified in Schedule 1 shall be inserted in Section A of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (monomers authorised without time limit) at the place corresponding to the number and letter specified for that monomer in the column headed “Item” in Schedule 1.

6

The contents of Schedule 2 shall be substituted for Section B of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.

7

In Section D of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (monomers authorised until 1st April 1996), in Item 16, for “51” and “115” in column 4 (restrictions) there shall be substituted “17” and “58” respectively.

8

The contents of Schedule 3 shall be inserted after Section E of Part I of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations.

9

The Item number and letter, PM/REF No., CASNo. (if any) and name for each additive identified in Schedule 4 shall be inserted in Part I of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (additives) at the place corresponding to the number and letter specified for that additive in the column headed “Item” in Schedule 4.