Exceptions
3.—(1) These Regulations shall not apply to –
(a)the carriage of cadmium or preparations containing cadmium, by rail, road, inland waterway, sea or air, or
(b)the export of cadmium or preparations containing cadmium, to a destination in the territory of a state which is not a Member State, or
(c)the holding of cadmium or preparations containing cadmium in transit provided that during that time they undergo no processing and are available for examination by customs officers of the United Kingdom, or
(d)the marketing or use of cadmium or preparations containing cadmium, for research and development or analysis purposes, or
(e)products containing cadmium which are already covered by Community legislation other than the Directive.
(2) Regulations 4 and 5 shall not apply to products coloured with cadmium for safety reasons.
(3) Regulation 6 shall not apply to finished products using cadmium-based stabilisers for safety reasons.
(4) Regulation 7 shall not apply to –
(a)products and components of the products used in the aeronautical, aerospace, mining, offshore and nuclear sectors whose applications require high safety standards and in safety devices in road and agricultural vehicles, rolling stock and vessels, or
(b)electrical contacts in any sector of use, on account of the reliability required of the apparatus on which they are installed.