Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1627 of 10 August 2023 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as regards the authorisation of the substance bis(2-ethylhexyl)cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (F...

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/1627 of 10 August 2023 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as regards the authorisation of the substance bis (2-ethylhexyl)cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (FCM No 1079) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 5(1), second subparagraph, points (a), (e), and (i), and Article 11(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (2) lays down specific rules as regards plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. In particular, Annex I to that Regulation establishes a Union list of authorised substances that may be intentionally used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. (2) On 11 December 2019, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) adopted a favourable scientific opinion (3) on the use of the substance bis(2-ethylhexyl)cyclohexane-1,4-dicarboxylate (‘DEHCH’, CAS No 84731-70-4, FCM No 1079), as an additive (plasticiser) in poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at up to 25 % w/w in contact with aqueous, acidic and low-alcohol foods for long-term storage at room temperature or...