Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal Regulations3

In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations (transitional provisions)—

a

after paragraph (4) there is inserted the following paragraph—

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Regulation 13(4) shall not be applied before 1st March 2004 in respect of breast implants which—

a

bore a CE marking before 1st September 2003; and

b

satisfy the requirements in respect of relevant devices falling within Class IIb set out in regulation 13(3).

b

after paragraph (5) there shall be added the following paragraph—

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Regulation 19A shall not be applied before 1st October 2004 in respect of a device placed on the market before 1st April 2004.