The hermetically sealed packaging of each unit consisting of the jewellery item and its support, whether placed on the market free of charge or in return for payment, shall bear the following information, written in such a way as to be easily legible, clearly understandable and indelible:
1° The name of the product;
2° The date of maximum durability, defined as the date until which this product, stored under appropriate conditions, continues to fulfil its initial function; this date shall be announced by the words: This date is announced by the words: “Use by”, followed either by the date itself, or by an indication of where it appears on the labelling; the date is made up of the month and the year, in clear and in order;
3° The manufacturing batch number or the reference allowing the manufacturing process to be identified;
4° The words: “sterile”;
5° The name or company name and address(es) of the manufacturer or the person responsible for placing the product on the market; these details may be abbreviated where the abbreviation enables the company to be identified.