# The Medicines (Fluted Bottles) Regulations 1978, Regulation 2: Requirements for containers of certain medicinal products


Subject to the provisions of these regulations, and for the purposes of promoting safety in relation to medicinal products and securing that medicinal products are readily identifiable, the sale or supply of liquid medicinal products for external use containing or consisting of any substance set out in the Schedule to these regulations shall be prohibited unless such products are contained in a bottle the outer surface of which is fluted vertically with ribs or grooves recognisable by touch.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/40/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-fluted-bottles-regulations-1978/regulation-2
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