The document Overview EU legislation (updated 20-10-2009) gives an overview of the existing EU legislation on Food Contact Materials. Also the document EU and National Laws gives more information about relevant references of the EU Directives and Regulations.

Framework Regulation

• 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 (L338/4)

GMP Regulation

• Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food

Legislation on specific materials

• (EC) No 975/2009 Commission Regulation of 19 October 2009 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
• 82/711/EEC Council Directive of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.
  (Plastics: Basic rules for testing migration – Unofficial consolidated version including 82/711/EC, 93/8/EEC and 97/48/EC)
• 84/500/EEC Council Directive of 15 October 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.
  (Ceramics – Unofficial consolidated version including 84/500/EEC and 2005/31/EC)
• 85/572/EEC Council Directive of 19 December 1985 laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
  (Plastics: list of simulants for testing migration)
• 93/8/EEC Commission Directive of 15 March 1993 amending Council Directive 82/711/EEC laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
  (Plastics: Basic rules for testing migration - 1st amendment)
• 97/48/EC Commission Directive of 29 July 1997 amending for second time Council Directive 82/711/EEC laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastics materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
  (Plastics: Basic rules for testing migration - 2^nd amendment)
• 2002/72/EC Commission Directive of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. (Plastics: Unofficial consolidated version including 2002/72/EC, 2004/1/EC, 2004/19/EC, 2005/79/EC, 2007/19/EC, 2008/39/EC)
• 2004/1/EC Commission Directive of 6 January 2004 amending Directive 2002/72/EC as regards the suspension of the use of azodicarbonamide as blowing agent
  
• 2004/19/EC Commission Directive of 1 March 2004 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
• 2005/31/EC Commission Directive of 29 April 2005, amending Council Directive 84/500/EEC as regards a declaration of compliance and performance criteria of the analytical method for ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.
• 2005/79/EC Commission Directive 2005/79/EC of 18 November 2005 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
• 2007/19/EC Commission Directive of 2 April 2007 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Council Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.
• (EC) No 372/2007 Commission Regulation of 2 April 2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticizers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods.
• Corrigendum to the Regulation N°372/2007 of 2 April 2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticisers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods
• 2007/42/EC Commission Directive of 29 June 2007 relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. (Codified version)
• 2008/39/EC Commission Directive of 6 March 2008 amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
• (EC) No 282/2008 Commission Regulation of 27 March 2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006
• (EC) No 597/2008 Commission Regulation of 24 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 372/2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticizers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods.
• (EC) No 450/2009 Commission Regulation of 29 May 2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

Legislation on individual substances

• 78/142/EEC Council Directive of 30 January 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles which contain vinyl chloride monomer and are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
  (Plastics: limits on vinyl chloride monomer (VCM))
• 80/766/EEC Commission Directive of 8 July 1980 laying down the Community method of analysis for the official control of the vinyl chloride monomer level in materials and articles which are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
  (Plastics: determination of VCM in finished products)
• 81/432/EEC Commission Directive of 29 April 1981 laying down the Community method of analysis for the official control of vinyl chloride released by materials and articles into foodstuffs
  (Plastics: Determination of VCM in foods)
• 93/11/EEC Commission Directive of 15 March 1993 concerning the release of the N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable substances from rubber teats and soothers
  (Rubber: Limits for nitrosamines)
• 1895/2005/EC Commission Regulation of 18 November 2005 on the restriction of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.