Article 5
United Kingdom
1.
The Member States shall, if necessary, amend their national laws to comply with this Directive so that:
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three years after the notification of this Directive, trade in ceramic articles which comply with its provisions is permitted,
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five years after the notification of this Directive, the plating on the market of ceramic articles which do not comply with its provisions is prohibited.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission of any such amendment.
2.
Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States may prohibit or continue to prohibit the manufacture of ceramic articles which do not comply with this Directive.