Declaration of Conformity

Changes as of 01.01.2013

The previous declarations of conformity from Holst Porzellan GmbH, which applied in blanket form to the entire "Schlicht & Stark" collection, have been criticised by the Gütersloh district - Office for Veterinary Affairs and Food Monitoring - as being inadequate and inadequate in terms of form. We - and therefore also our customers - were granted a grace period for goods in stock to be allowed to place existing stocks on the free market with the old declaration of conformity. In other words, no special measures need to be taken for stocks that are already in the possession of our customers and resellers. However, goods supplied by Holst Porzellan GmbH to its resellers and trading partners from 1 January 2013 are subject to the stricter new version of the Consumer Goods Ordinance (the latest version of BedGgStV dated 15 February 2016). We are no longer allowed to issue blanket declarations for our porcelain! So-called advance declarations are also not permitted.

Holst Porzellan conformity from 01.01.2013

When issuing the declaration of conformity for our porcelain goods, we take into account the applicable European and national regulations of the member states.

EU law

REGULATION (EC) No 1935/2004 of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC - Last amended 18 July 2009.

DIRECTIVE 2005/31/EC of 29 April 2005 amending Council Directive 84/500/EEC as regards a declaration of compliance and performance criteria for the method of analysis of ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.

DIRECTIVE 84/500/EEC of 15 October 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.

German law

German Food, Commodities and Feed Code (LFGB) in the version published on 3 June 2013, last amended on 26 January 2016
Consumer Goods Ordinance (BedGgstV) in the version published on 23 December 1997, last amended on 15.02.2016

In German law, a number of general EU regulations are transformed into separate versions of national law. The standards and requirements taken into account can be found in the chart above. Further explanations can be found here: "Information sheet: Declaration of conformity under new law", which we have taken into account in the new version of our declaration of conformity.

Basis for assessment

We have taken the following assessment principles into account when revising our declaration of conformity:

Framework Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (OJ L 338, p. 4). last amended on 18.07.2009 (OJ NT L 188, p. 14).
LFGB - Food and Feed Code - LFGB - in the announcement of the new version of 03 June 2013 (BGBI. I, p. 1426), last amended on 26.01.2016.
BedGgStV - Consumer Goods Ordinance (BedGgStV) in the version published on 23 December 1997 (BGBI. 1998 I p. 5), last amended on 15.02.2016 (BGBI. I p. 198)
DIN EN 1388-1 - Determination of acid resistance/contaminant release of lead and cadmium according to DIN EN 1388-1 Cold acidification - Hot extraction - Lead determination - Cadmium determination.
DIN51031 - This limits the release of lead and cadmium from the fired glaze if the surface can come into contact with food. The test is carried out in accordance with DIN 51031 using 4% acetic acid. The limit values are defined in accordance with DIN 51032. Our measurements apply to hollowware. Lower limit values apply to cooking and baking appliances, packaging and storage containers. Whether the values are confirmed in individual cases depends on the respective production conditions. It is also possible for lead to be transferred through the kiln atmosphere when firing lead-free and lead-containing glazes at the same time. The responsibility for compliance with the values lies with the manufacturer of the items.

The duty of our customers and resellers

From 1 January 2013, you will receive an article-related declaration of conformity, which is enclosed with every delivery.

Keep this declaration in a safe place! You must always be able to produce the documents at the request of inspection authorities. Holst Porzellan GmbH may not issue any "retrospective" declarations!
Check whether the declarations of conformity have been issued in full and in accordance with the regulations. A missing declaration of conformity is a defect! A declaration of conformity must contain the following information:

Name and identity of the manufacturer
Information on the identity of the ceramic object
Date
Confirmation that the ceramic object complies with the specifications

Make sure that the delivered goods are only delivered in the "sales units" that comply with the legal requirements (name/address/telephone number of the manufacturer).
If you use our goods to serve further stages in the trade chain, you must hand over our original declaration of conformity with the goods or issue a legally compliant declaration yourself.

Violations of these regulations are penalised by the authorities in the long term with severe fines.

Holst Porzellan GmbH

17.11.2016