# The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2003, Regulation 14: Enforcement


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(1) No proceedings shall be brought and no enforcement action taken in respect of—
(a) any failure to comply with regulations 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11 in any case in which the cosmetic product is supplied for the purposes of exporting that product to any country which is not a Member State; or
(b) any failure to comply with regulation 7(5)(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) No proceedings shall be brought and no enforcement action taken in respect of any failure to comply with regulations 5(8), 5(9), 7(1), 7(2)(h), 7(5)(a) (in so far as it relates only to regulation 7(2)(h)), 7(5)(b), 7(6), 7(7) or 7(9) to (12) in the case of—
(a) any supply of a cosmetic product before 31st December 1997 by the manufacturer in or importer into the United Kingdom or, in relation to a cosmetic product manufactured or imported into the United Kingdom on behalf of another person, by that other person, except for a supply by retail in which case no proceedings shall be brought and no enforcement action taken in respect of a supply before 31st December 1998; or
(b) any other supply of a cosmetic product before 31st December 1998.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, “enforcement action” means any action taken pursuant to or in connection with sections 13, 14, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30 or 31 of the 1987 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/835/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-regulations-2003/regulation-14
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