# Council Directive of 15 October 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (84/500/EEC), Article 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Within three years of notification of this Directive, the Council shall determine in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 100 of the Treaty:
(a) the limitations to be imposed on those areas of ceramic articles with which the mouth is intended to come into contact;
(b) the methods for checking that the limitations provided for in (a) are complied with.
2. Within the same period, the Commission shall, on the basis of toxicological and technological data, re-examine the limits laid down in Article 2, with a view to reducing them, and the lighting conditions for the test specified in Annex I, and shall, if appropriate, submit to the Council proposals for amendments to the Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1984/500/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1984-500/article-4
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