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Article 2

United Kingdom

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1.

Member States shall ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market as of 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision.

2.

As of the same date referred to in paragraph 1 above, Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters.

F13.

Member States shall ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are supplied to consumers as of 11 March 2008 .

4.

Member States shall prohibit the supply of novelty lighters to consumers as of 11 March 2008 .

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Inserted by Commission Decision of 12 April 2007 amending Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters (notified under document number C(2007) 1567) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/231/EC).