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Act To Amend Act Of 24 January 1977 On The Protection Of The Health Of Consumers In Relation To Food And Other Products, To Ban Bisphenol A In Foodstuffs (1) Containers

Original Language Title: Loi modifiant la loi du 24 janvier 1977 relative à la protection de la santé des consommateurs en ce qui concerne les denrées alimentaires et les autres produits, visant à interdire le bisphénol A dans les contenants de denrées alimentaires (1)

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4 SEPTEMBER 2012. - An Act to amend the Act of 24 January 1977 on the Protection of Consumer Health with regard to foodstuffs and other products, to prohibit bisphenol A in food containers (1)



ALBERT II, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The Chambers adopted and We sanction the following:
Article 1er. This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 78 of the Constitution.
Art. 2. In the Act of 24 January 1977 on the Protection of Consumer Health in respect of foodstuffs and other products, lastly amended by the Act of 19 May 2010, an article 3/1 is inserted, as follows:
"Art. 3/1. The trade or manufacture of food containers for children aged 0-3 and containing bisphenol A is prohibited. »
Art. 3. Section 13, 3°, of the Act, repealed by the Act of 22 December 2009, is reinstated in the following wording:
"3° whoever contravenes the provisions of Article 3/1; »
Art. 4. This Act comes into force on 1er January 2013.
Promulgate this law, order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels on 4 September 2012.
ALBERT
By the King:
Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health
Ms. L. ONKELINX
Seal of the state seal:
Minister of Justice,
Ms. A. TURTELBOOM
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Note
(1) Session 2011-2012.
House of Representatives.
Documents. - Project transmitted by the Senate, 53 1996/001. - Amendments, 53 1996/002 and 003. - Report, 53 1996/004. - Text corrected by the Commission, 53 1996/005. - Text adopted in plenary and subject to Royal Assent, 53 1996/006.
Session 2010-2011.
Senate.
Document. - Proposal by Mr. Mahoux, 5-338 - No. 1.
Session 2011-2012.
Senate.
Documents. - Amendments, 5-338 - No. 2 and 3. - Report, 5-338 No. 4. - Text adopted by the commission, 5-338 - No. 5. - Amendments, 5-338 - No. 6. - Supplementary report, 5-338 - No. 7. - Text adopted by the Commission, 5-338 - No. 8. - Amendment, 5-338 - No. 9. - Text adopted in plenary and transmitted to the House of Representatives, 5-338 - No. 10.
Annales. - 12 January 2012.