17. 4. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 93/27 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION 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 foodstuffs THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, : Having regard to Council Directive 89/109/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs ('), and in particular Article 3 thereof, After consulting the Scientific Committee for Food, . Whereas the number and nature of the changes that have had to be made and should now be made to Council Directive 83/229/EEC of 25 April 1993 on the approxi- - mation of the laws of the Member States relating to mate- rials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (), as last amended by Commission Directive 92/15/EEC (), indi- cate the need for the said Directive to be replaced; Whereas the Community measures envisaged by this Directive are not only necessary but also indispensable for the attainment of the objectives of the internal market; whereas these objectives cannot be-achieved by Member States individually ; whereas, furthermore, their attainment at Community level is already provided for by Directive 89/109/EEC; Whereas Article 2 of Directive 89/109/EEC lays down that materials and articles, in their finished state, must not transfer their constituents to foodstuffs in quantities () OJ No L 40, 11, 2. 1989, p. 38. () OJ No L 123, 11. 5. 1983, p. 31. () OJ No L 102, 16. 4. 1992, p. 44. which could endanger human health or bring about an unacceptable change in the composition of the food- stuffs ; Whereas, in order to achieve this objective in the case of regenerated cellulose film, the suitable instrument is a 'specific’ directive within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 89/109/EEC; Whereas synthetic casings of fegenerated cellulose should be the subject of specific provisions; Whereas the method for determining the absence of migration of colouring matters should be established at a later stage ; Whereas, until criteria of purity and methods of analysis have been drawn up, national provisions should remain in force ; Whereas 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 2 of Directive 89/109/EEC; . Whereas, however,  the  bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ether (= diethyleneglycol) and ethanediol (= monoethylene- glycol), 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 authorized quantity of such substances in foodstuffs which have been in contact with regenerated cellulose film ; : Whereas, to protect the health of the consumer, direct A contact between foodstuffs and the printed surfaces of regenerated cellulose film should be "avoided ;