Declaration of compliance
Article 16
The specific measures referred to in Article 5 must require that materials and articles covered by those measures be accompanied by a written declaration stating that they comply with the rules applicable to them. Appropriate documentation must be available to demonstrate such compliance. That documentation must be made available to the competent authorities on demand.
Art. 16 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/704), regs. 1, 25; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)