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Regulation 3(2)
“Footwear” may range from sandals with uppers consisting simply of adjustable laces or ribbons to thigh boots the uppers of which cover the leg and thigh. Among the products included therefore are—
(i)flat or high-heeled shoes for ordinary indoor or outdoor wear;
(ii)ankle-boots, half-boots, knee-boots and thigh boots;
(iii)sandals of various types, “espadrilles” (shoes with canvas uppers and soles of plaited vegetable material), tennis shoes, running and other sports shoes, bathing sandals and other casual footwear;
(iv)special sports footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, studs, stops, clips, bars or the like and skating boots, ski boots and cross-country ski footwear, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes. Also included are composite articles made up of footwear with (ice or roller) skates attached;
(v)dancing slippers;
(vi)footwear formed from a single piece, particularly by moulding rubber or plastics, but excluding disposable articles of flimsy material (paper, plastic film, etc., without applied soles);
(vii)overshoes worn over other footwear, which in some cases are heel-less;
(viii)disposable footwear, with applied soles, generally designed to be used only once;
(ix)orthopaedic footwear, other than medical devices to which the Medical Devices Regulations 1994(1) apply.
For reasons of homogeneity and clarity, and subject to the provisions mentioned in the description of the products covered by Directive 94/11/EC, products covered by Chapter 64 of the combined nomenclature (CN) may, as a general rule, be regarded as falling within the scope of Directive 94/11/EC
Regulation 5(4)
1. Pictograms or written indications concerning the parts of the footwear to be identified.U.K.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 23.3.1996, see reg. 1
2. Pictograms or written indications concerning materials used in the composition of footwear.U.K.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 23.3.1996, see reg. 1
3. Any pictogram concerning material shall appear on the label beside the pictogram of the relevant footwear part.U.K.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 23.3.1996, see reg. 1
4. The dimensions of any pictograms must be sufficiently large to make it easy to understand the information contained therein.U.K.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 23.3.1996, see reg. 1
5. Any written indication shall be in the English Language.U.K.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 23.3.1996, see reg. 1
Regulation 9
1. The notice shall—U.K.
(a)specify the description of the footwear to which the notice relates;
(b)state that the enforcement authority suspects that a contravention of a provision of these Regulations has taken place and the reasons for that suspicion;
(c)specify the provision referred to in paragraph (b) above;
(d)require the person upon whom the notice is served—
(i)to take such action to end the contravention as may be specified by the notice within such period as may be specified by the notice; or
(ii)to provide evidence within that period to the satisfaction of the enforcement authority that all the provisions of these Regulations have been complied with; and
(e)warn that person that if the non-conformity continues (or if satisfactory evidence has not been produced under sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (d) above) within the period specified in the notice, further action may be taken under these Regulations in respect of that footwear or any footwear of the same type supplied by that person.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 23.3.1996, see reg. 1
2. The notice may include directions as to the measures to be taken by that person to secure compliance with the provisions of these Regulations, including different ways of securing compliance.U.K.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 23.3.1996, see reg. 1
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