Directive 1984/500 - Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Directive
Number legal act	Directive 1984/500
Original proposal	COM(1974)2173
CELEX number i	31984L0500

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Council Directive 84/500/EEC 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

Official Journal L 277 , 20/10/1984 P. 0012 - 0016

Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 13 P. 0207

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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

(84/500/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 76/893/EEC of 23 November 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Article 2 of Directive 76/893/EEC provides that materials and articles must not transfer their constituents to foodstuffs in quantities which could endanger human health;

Whereas Article 3 of the same Directive provides that the Council, under the procedure provided for in Article 100 of the Treaty, shall adopt by means of Directives special provisions applicable to certain groups of materials and articles (specific Directives);

Whereas in most of the Member States ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs are subject to mandatory provisions for protecting human health which lay down limits for the extractable quantities of lead and cadmium;

Whereas these provisions vary from one Member State to another, thus creating obstacles to the establishment and functioning of the common market;

Whereas these obstacles may be eliminated if the placing of ceramic articles on the Community market is made subject to uniform rules; whereas it is therefore necessary to harmonize the limit values and the test and analysis methods for such articles;

Whereas the appropriate instrument for attaining this objective is a specific Directive within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 76/893/EEC the general provisions of which also become applicable in this particular case;

Whereas the adaptation to technical progress of certain checking and analysis measures provided for in the Directive is an implementing measure the adoption of which should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify and expedite the procedure;

Whereas, in all cases where the Council grants the Commission powers to implement provisions concerning materials and articles intended to come into

contact with foodstuffs, a procedure should be established to ensure close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission in the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs set up by the Council Decision of 13 November 1969,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

• 1. 

  This Directive is a specific Directive within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 76/893/EEC.

• 2. 

  This Directive concerns the possible migration of lead and cadmium from ceramic articles which, in their finished state, are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, or which are in contact with foodstuffs, and are intended for that purpose.

• 3. 

  'Ceramic articles' means articles manufactured from a mixture of inorganic materials with a generally high argillaceous or silicate content to which small quantities of organic materials may have been added. These articles are first shaped and the shape thus obtained is permanently fixed by firing. They may be glazed, enamelled and/or decorated.

Article 2

• 1. 

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