EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations implement Council Directive No. 69/493/EEC (O.J./S.E.1969 (II), p. 599) relating to crystal glass.

They prohibit the supply of certain glassware to which is applied any of the descriptions specified in the Schedule to the Regulations unless the glass is of the chemical composition and has the physical properties mentioned in relation to that description in British Standard 3828 published on 28th February 1973, as amended by Amendment Slip No. 1 published on 29th June 1973. Copies of the British Standard and Amendment referred to may be obtained from British Standards Institution, British Standards House, 2 Park Street, London W1A 2BS.