In these Regulations—

• “BS EN 1811:1999” means the British Standard Specification for the reference test method for release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin published by the British Standards Institution on 15th April 19993;

• “BS EN 12472:1999” means the British Standard Specification for the test method for the simulation of wear and corrosion for the detection of nickel release from coated items published by the British Standards Institution on 15th April 19994;

• “EN 1811:1998” means the European Standard specifying a reference test method for release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with skin which was approved by the European Committee for Standardisation on 10th October 1998;

• “EN 12472:1998” means the European Standard specifying a method for the simulation of wear and corrosion for the detection of nickel release of coated items which was approved by the European Committee for Standardisation on 14th October 1998;

• “Member State” means a member State, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein;

• “supply” includes offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply and possessing for supply.