Declaration of Compliance
4.—(1) A manufacturer or seller of a ceramic article which is not yet in contact with food must provide a written declaration in accordance with Schedule 3 to accompany the article at the marketing stages up to and including the retail stage.
(2) The declaration must be issued by the manufacturer or by a seller established within the Community.
(3) The manufacturer or importer of a ceramic article into the Community must on request make available to an enforcement authority appropriate documentation to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of regulation 3(1) including—
(a)the results of analysis carried out,
(b)the test conditions, and
(c)the name and address of the laboratory that performed the testing, or
(d)evidence that the materials used to make the ceramic article did not contact lead or cadmium
(4) This regulation does not apply to a ceramic article which is second-hand.