European Union

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European UnionConsolidated text: 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 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02004R1935-20210327
European UnionConsolidated text: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02006R2023-20080417
European UnionConsolidated text: Council Directive of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers (75/324/EEC) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:01975L0324-20180212
European UnionConsolidated text: 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 (82/711/EEC) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:01982L0711-19970901
European UnionConsolidated text: European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:01994L0062-20180704
European UnionConsolidated text: Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02001L0083-20220101
European UnionConsolidated text: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02006R1907-20230806
European UnionConsolidated text: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02008R1272-20230731
European UnionConsolidated text: Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02008R1333-20231005
European UnionConsolidated text: Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02008R1334-20230321
European UnionConsolidated text: Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009L0048-20221205
European UnionConsolidated text: Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009R0767-20181226
European UnionConsolidated text: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009R1223-20230816
European UnionConsolidated text: Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011R0010-20230831
European UnionConsolidated text: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011R0543-20221024
European UnionConsolidated text: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules for the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products for human use https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0161-20220101
European UnionConsolidated text: Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (Text with EEA relevance)Text with EEA relevance https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02019R0006-20220128
European UnionConsolidated text: 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 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02022R1616-20220920
European Union2009/292/EC: Commission Decision of 24 March 2009 establishing the conditions for a derogation for plastic crates and plastic pallets in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (notified under document number C(2009) 1959) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009D0292
European UnionCommission Regulation (EU) No 440/2010 of 21 May 2010 on the fees payable to the European Chemicals Agency pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32010R0440
European UnionDirective (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019L0904
European UnionCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/595 of 16 March 2023 establishing the form for the statement relating to the own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste pursuant to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2021/770 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R0595
Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland (Nordic countries)This webpage contains information and guidelines regarding Vnr numbers https://wiki.vnr.fi/
Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland (Nordic countries)GTIN / NTIN / VNR CODING OF MEDICINES PREPARE AND ACT NOW https://wiki.vnr.fi/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GTIN-NTIN-VNR_Coding-of-medicines_Prepare-and-act-now.pdf