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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1998/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1376",
  "legislation_title": "The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plastic-materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-regulations-1998",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Labelling",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, at marketing stages other than the retail stage a person who is in possession of any plastic material or article which is intended to come into contact with food shall ensure that that plastic material or article is accompanied by a written declaration attesting that it complies with the legislation applicable to it.\n(2) Paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to a person in possession of any plastic material or article which by its nature is clearly intended to come into contact with food.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "subst (E)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/325",
      "affecting_title": "The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst (W)",
      "affecting": "wsi/2005/1649",
      "affecting_title": "The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst (S)",
      "affecting": "ssi/2005/92",
      "affecting_title": "The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2005"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1376/regulation/8",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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