If you are using BRC/IoP you are suppoded to follow relevant regulations, including this one when it enters into force.
In the regulation it says:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2011.
The provision of Article 5 as regards the use of additives, others than plasticisers, shall apply for plastic layers or plastic coatings in caps and closures referred to in Article 2(1)(d), as from31 December 2015.
The provision of Article 5 as regards the use of additives used in glass fibre sizing for glass fibre reinforced plastics, shall apply from 31 December 2015.
The provisions of Articles 18(2), 18(4) and 20 shall apply from31 December 2012.
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Jan