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Mr President, firstly I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Thors, and the draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, Mrs Corbey, for their hard work on this legislative proposal, on which we are close to a first-reading agreement, following a swift and constructive interinstitutional dialogue.
Allow me to draw your attention to the principal elements of the Commission's proposal to replace the framework directive of 1989 on materials and articles in contact with food. First, the proposal extends the scope of the regulation to include innovative types of packaging, known as 'active' and 'intelligent', and provides the general legal framework for their safe use. It sets the general principles of safety and labelling and allows for additional rules, if necessary, to be adopted in implementing measures.
Second, the proposal will ensure better traceability and labelling of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. Third, it increases transparency and legal certainty for operators, by describing the procedure for the authorisation of substances used for food contact materials.
Finally, the proposal will give the possibility to adopt not only directives, but also decisions or regulations, as the latter are more appropriate for certain provisions, such as lists of authorised substances.
The proposal is in the interests of both consumers and industry. It would enhance harmonisation of different sectors of materials in contact with food, including recycled materials and active and intelligent packaging. I am grateful in particular to Mrs Thors for her intense efforts to adopt the proposal in first reading.
The Commission supports these efforts. We can therefore accept all amendments that are part of the compromise package that is the result of close contact between the three institutions."@en1
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