The lechem hapanim is subject to me’ilah from when it is consecrated. [Once] it crusts in the oven, it becomes prepared to be dis- qualified through [contact with] a tevul yom, through [contact with] a mechussar kippurim, and [it becomes fit] to be arranged upon the Shulchan. [Once] the spoons [of levonah] are offered [upon the Altar], one is liable on account of [the lechem hapanim] for piggul, nossar, or tamei, and [the lechem hapanim] is no longer subject to me’ilah.