PART 4 E+WRequirements for Ceramic Articles

[F110A.(1) A person who places on the market a ceramic article which is not yet in contact with foodstuffs must provide a written declaration [F2complying with paragraph (2)] 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 in [F3Great Britain] and must contain the information laid down in Schedule 5.

(3) A person who manufactures or, in the course of a business, imports into [F4Great Britain] a ceramic article must on request make available to an authorised officer appropriate documentation to demonstrate that the ceramic article complies with the migration limits for lead and cadmium set out in regulation 10 including—

(a)the results of the analysis carried out;

(b)the test conditions;

(c)the name and the address of the laboratory that performed the testing.

(4) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to a ceramic article which is second-hand.

(5) The documentation specified in paragraph (3)(a), (b) and (c) is not required where documentary evidence is provided to show that the materials used to make the ceramic article did not contain lead or cadmium.]