This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20 th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 17 shall apply from 27 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 27 October 2004.
For the European Parliament
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
For the Council
The President
A. NICOLAI
The President
(1)
OJ C 117, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 31 March 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 14 October 2004.
(3)
OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 38. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
(4) Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 27). Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.
(5)
OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4).
(6) Commission Directive 80/590/EEC of 9 June 1980 determining the symbol that may accompany materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (OJ L 151, 19.6.1980, p. 21). Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession
(7)
OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as corrected in OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1.
(8)
OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.
(9)
OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23
(10) Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29). Directive as last amended by Directive 2003/89/EC (OJ L 308, 25.11.2003, p. 15).
(11) Pending such publication, applicants may consult the ‘Guidelines of the Scientific Committee on Food for the presentation of an application for safety assessment of a substance to be used in food contact materials prior to its authorisation’. – http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/out82_en.pdf.