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(b) results of testing, calculation, other analysis, evidence on the safety orreasoning demonstrating compliance. (Internationally recognized scientificprinciples, including exposure assessment, may be used)Article 11Compliance with OML, SML and QMA and evaluation of results1. Compliance testing regarding OML and SML in food or food simulants shall becarried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Annexes VII and VIIIrespectively.2. Compliance with QMA shall be carried out in accordance with the rules laid downin Annex VII.3. Compliance with the SML can be demonstrated also on the basis of otherconclusive experimental data or scientific evidence or a scientific reasoning.Some indications for the application of this Article are referred to in Annexes VIII.4. The results obtained in migration testing with food prevail over the resultsobtained with any type of simulant and simulant substitute.5. The results obtained in migration testing with a regulated simulant, i.e. referencefood simulant or regulated simulant D substitutes prevails over the resultsobtained with a non-regulated simulant.6. Non-regulated simulants / organic solvents / extractants can be used todemonstrate compliance, provided they represent the worse case or equal forappropriate regulated simulants, but not non-compliance.7. For repeated use articles, the rules are given in Annexes VII & VIII.19Europäische Vereinigung der Lack-, Druckfarben- und KünstlerfarbenindustrieEuropean Council of Paint, Printing Inks and Artists' Colours IndustryAvenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4 - BE-1160 BrusselsTel:+32 (0)2 676 7480 - Fax: + 32 (0)2 676 7490 - E-mail: secretariat@cepe.org -Internet: http://www.cepe.org/