23.—(1) No proceedings shall be brought and no enforcement action taken in respect of—
(a)a failure to comply with regulations 4 to 9, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18 where the cosmetic product is supplied for the purposes of exporting that product to any country which is not a Member State; or
(b)a failure to comply with regulation 12(3)(a) in any case in which the enforcement authority is satisfied that the person supplying the cosmetic product reasonably believes that it will not be used in the United Kingdom.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “enforcement action” means action taken pursuant to or in connection with sections 13, 14, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30 or 31 of the 1987 Act.