Reporting obligations concerning alternative substances to BPA, hazardous bisphenols and hazardous bisphenol derivatives laid down in Annex II
Article 7
1. Business operators using BPA, other hazardous bisphenols or hazardous bisphenol derivatives listed in Annex II, shall provide information to the Commission regarding the status of alternative substances. By derogation, such reporting shall be voluntary for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as defined by Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 ( 11 ) . 2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available to the Commission after 4 years and at the latest 5 years after the date from which the use of the hazardous bisphenol or hazardous bisphenol derivative is authorised for use in the manufacture of the food contact material or article for a specific application. This information shall be updated and made available to the Commission after 4 years and at the latest 5 years from the previous date of submission, if the authorisation for the use of the hazardous bisphenol or derivative for the final food contact article for a specific application remains in place.