30.6.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 17271 DIRECTIVES COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/42/EC of 29 June 2007 relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance) (Codified version) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to 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 ('), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Directive 93/10/EEC of 15 March 1993 relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with food- stuffs (3) has been substantially amended several times (%). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified. (2)  The Community measures envisaged by this Directive are not only necessary but also indispensable for the attainment of the objectives of the internal market. These objectives cannot be achieved by Member States individually. Furthermore, their attainment at Community level is already provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004. (3)  In order to achieve the objective laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 in the case of regen- erated cellulose film, the suitable instrument was a specific directive within the meaning of Article 5 of that Regulation. (4)  Synthetic casings of regenerated cellulose should be the subject of specific provisions. () O] L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4. (® OJ L 93, 17.4.1993, p. 27. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/14/EC (O] L 27, 30.1.2004, p. 48). (%) See Annex III, Part A. ©) (10) (11) The method for determining the absence of migration of colouring matters should be established at a later stage. Until criteria of purity and methods of analysis have been drawn up, national provisions should remain in force. The establishment of a list of approved substances, accompanied by limits to the quantities to be used, is sufficient in principle in this specific case to achieve the objective laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004. However, the bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ether (= diethylene- glycol) and ethanediol (= monoethyleneglycol) can migrate extensively to certain foodstuffs and therefore in order to avoid this possibility, as a preventive measure, it is more appropriate to lay down definitively the maximum authorised quantity of such substances in foodstuffs which have been in contact with regenerated cellulose film. To protect the health of the consumer, direct contact between foodstuffs and the printed surfaces of regen- erated cellulose film should be avoided. The written declaration referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 should be provided for in the event of professional use of regenerated cellulose film for materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, except those which are, by their nature, intended for this use. The rules to be applied to the regenerated cellulose films should be specific to the nature of the layer in contact with the foodstuff. Accordingly, the requirements for regenerated cellulose films coated with coatings consisting of plastics should be different from those provided for regenerated cellulose films uncoated or coated with coatings derived from cellulose.