Regulation 7 Transitional exceptions
(1)
Nothing in these Regulations requires a sales unit the marking or labelling of which was completed before 1st July 1992 to bear a lot marking indication.
(2)
Nothing in these Regulations requires a sales unit to bear a lot marking indication in any sale which is completed before 1st January 1997 where the sales unit is in a glass bottle intended for re-use which is indelibly marked and therefore bears no label, ring or collar.