7.—(1) Subject to the transitional provisions contained in Article 14 (entry into force and application) of Regulation 450/2009, any person who places on the market any active or intelligent material or article which does not comply with the requirements of Article 4 of that Regulation is guilty of an offence M1.
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Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 7(2) omitted (14.9.2017) by virtue of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/157), regs. 1, 4
Marginal Citations
M1Article 4(e) does not apply until the date of application of the EU list of authorised substances that may be used in active and intelligent components
8. The competent authorities for the purposes of Article 13 of Regulation 450/2009 are the Food Standards Agency and each district council in its district.