Scope

3.—(1) These Regulations do not apply to—

(a) the placing on the market or use of azo dyes or “blue colourant” for research and development or analysis purposes;

(b) the carriage of azo dyes or “blue colourant” by rail, road, inland waterway, sea or air;

(c) azo dyes or “blue colourant” exported to a country which is not a Member State; and

(d) azo dyes or “blue colourant” in transit and subject to customs inspection, provided that they undergo no processing.

(2) In this regulation “azo dyes” means those azo dyes referred to in regulation 4(1) and “blue colourant” means the colourant referred to in regulation 5.