COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof, After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food, Whereas: (1) Commission Directive 90/128/EEC of 23 February 1990 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (2), as last amended by Directive 2002/17/EC (3), has been frequently and substantially amended; for reasons of clarity and rationality, it should therefore be consolidated. (2) Article 2 of Directive 89/109/EEC lays down that materials and articles, in their finished state, mus...