# The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 9: Interpretation of this Part

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

In this Part —
(a) “ceramic article” means an article to which Regulation 1935/2004 applies by virtue of its Article 1(2) as read with 1(3) that —
(i) is manufactured from a mixture of inorganic materials with a generally high argillaceous or silicate content to which small quantities of organic materials may have been added,
(ii) is first shaped, with the shape thus obtained having been permanently fixed by firing, and
(iii) may be glazed, enamelled and/or decorated; ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2619/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-england-regulations-2012/regulation-9
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