Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 of 15 September 2022 on recycled plastic mat... (32022R1616)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 of 15 September 2022 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 (Text with EEA relevance)
- COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/1616
- of 15 September 2022
- on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- CHAPTER I
- SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
- Article 1
- Subject matter and scope
- Article 2
- Definitions
- Article 3
- Suitable recycling technologies
- CHAPTER II
- PLACING ON THE MARKET OF RECYCLED PLASTIC AND RECYCLED PLASTIC MATERIALS AND ARTICLES
- Article 4
- Requirements for recycled plastic materials and articles
- Article 5
- Requirements for documentation, instructions and labelling
- CHAPTER III
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PLASTIC RECYCLING AND THE USE OF RECYCLED PLASTIC
- Article 6
- Requirements for collection and pre-processing
- Article 7
- Requirements for decontamination
- Article 8
- Post-processing and use of recycled plastic materials and articles
- Article 9
- Requirements for the operation of recycling schemes
- CHAPTER IV
- DEVELOPMENT AND LISTING OF RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
- Article 10
- Requirements for the development of a novel technology
- Article 11
- Conditions on the operation of recycling installations applying novel technologies
- Article 12
- Supplementary information requirements on recycling installations using novel technology
- Article 13
- Monitoring and reporting of contamination levels
- Article 14
- Assessment of novel technologies
- Article 15
- Decision on the suitability of a novel technology
- Article 16
- Safeguard clause concerning the placing on the market of recycled plastic materials and articles manufactured with a novel or suitable recycling technology
- CHAPTER V
- PROCEDURE FOR THE AUTHORISATION OF INDIVIDUAL RECYCLING PROCESSES
- Article 17
- Application for the authorisation of individual recycling processes
- Article 18
- Opinion of the Authority
- Article 19
- Authorisation of an individual recycling process
- Article 20
- Guidance published by the Authority
- Article 21
- General obligations arising from the authorisation of a recycling process
- Article 22
- Request for the modification of an authorisation by the authorisation holder
- Article 23
- Modification, suspension and revocation of the authorisation of a recycling process on the initiative of the competent authorities, the Authority or the Commission
- CHAPTER VI
- REGISTRATION OF INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR CONTROLS
- Article 24
- Union register of technologies, recyclers, recycling processes, recycling schemes, and decontamination installations
- Article 25
- Registration of recyclers and decontamination installations
- Article 26
- Compliance monitoring summary sheet and verification of the operation of a decontamination installation
- CHAPTER VII
- OFFICIAL CONTROLS
- Article 27
- Official controls of recycling installations
- Article 28
- Non-compliance of recycled plastic
- CHAPTER VIII
- COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION
- Article 29
- Specific requirements for declarations of compliance for recyclers and converters
- CHAPTER IX
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 30
- Repeal
- Article 31
- Transitional provisions
- Article 32
- Specific transitional provisions applicable to the manufacture of materials and articles in which the recycled plastic is used behind a functional barrier
- Article 33
- Entry into force
- ANNEX I
- Suitable Recycling technologies as referred to in Article 3
- ANNEX II
- Template for the Compliance Monitoring Summary Sheet in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU)
- 2022/1616
- 1. SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION
- 1.1
- Identification of the recycling installation
- 1.2.
- Identification of the recycler
- 1.3.
- Recycling process authorisation Decision or novel technology
- A: identification of the authorisation Decision or novel technology used by the process that the installation applies:
- B: authorisation holder or novel technology developer
- 1.4.
- Document references used by the European Food Safety Authority (‘EFSA’)
- 1.5.
- Additional responsible person(s) for the operation of the recycling installation
- 2. SECTION 2: OPERATION OF THE RECYCLING INSTALLATION
- 2.1.
- Written Statements
- 2.1.1
- Recyclers’ statement explaining the production and quality of the recycled plastic
- 2.1.2.
- Recycler’s statement explaining correspondence to the authorised process
- 2.2
- Recycling operations at the recycling facility
- 2.2.1.
- Diagram of the main manufacturing stages carried out at the recycling facility (site diagram)
- 2.2.2.
- Description of the main manufacturing stages carried out at the recycling facility and the streams connecting them
- 2.3.
- Internal Documents
- 2.4.
- Batch definitions
- 2.5.
- Process diagram of the decontamination installation
- 2.6.
- Control of critical decontamination operations
- 2.6.1.
- Further information on complex control rules, where relevant
- 2.7.
- Relevant standard operating procedure for Operation
- 3. SECTION 3: QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- 3.1.
- List of quality assessment stages
- 3.2.
- Relevant standard operating procedures applied at QA stages
- 4. SECTION 4: RECORD REPOSITORY
- 4.1
- Quality assessment recording systems
- 4.2.
- List of standard operating procedures codes for recording system
- 4.3.
- Other relevant records/systems
- ANNEX III
- Templates for declaration of compliance
- PART A
- Declaration of compliance to be used by recyclers
- PART B
- Declaration of compliance to be used by converters if the converted plastic material contains recycled plastic
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