The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK(NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

10.—(1) Schedule 16 (explosives) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For the substituted definition of “ importer ” in paragraph 2(2)(l), substitute—

““importer”, in relation to civil explosives, means any person who—

(a) is established in the United Kingdom and places a civil explosive from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or

(b) is established in Northern Ireland and places a civil explosive on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state;”;

(3) In paragraph 14(a), in the inserted paragraph (1A), for “exit day” substitute “ IP completion day ”.

(4) In paragraph 23—

(a) in the heading, for “regulation 64A” substitute “ regulations 64A, 64B, 64C and 64D ”;

(b) in the inserted text, after the inserted regulation 64B, insert—

“Expiry of regulations 64A and 64B

64C.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), regulation 64A ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with IP completion day.

(2) Notwithstanding the expiry of regulation 64A—

(a) any civil explosive which was placed on the market pursuant to regulation 64A may continue to be made available on the market on or after the expiry of regulation 64A;

(b) any obligation to which a person was subject under regulation 64A in respect of a civil explosive placed on the market pursuant to regulation 64A continues to have effect after the expiry of regulation 64A, in respect of that civil explosive.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), regulation 64B ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with IP completion day.

(4) Where a conformity assessment procedure has been completed pursuant to regulation 64B in relation to a civil explosive prior to the expiry of regulation 64B, regulation 64B continues to apply in respect of that civil explosive where—

(a) the manufacturer arranges for the EU-Type examination certificate and any annexes to be transferred to an approved body;

(b) the approved body referred to in sub-paragraph (a) accepts responsibility for the EU-Type examination certificate; and

(c) the approved body issues a Type-examination certificate relying, or relying in part, on any examinations or tests undertaken prior to the issue of the EU-Type examination certificate.

(5) In paragraph (4) “EU-Type examination certificate” means a certificate issued after an EU-Type examination has been carried out in accordance with a conformity assessment procedure set out in point 1 of Annex III of the Directive.

Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods

64D.— (1) In this regulation—

“the 2016 Regulations” means the Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 M1 ;

“CE marking” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(1) of the 2016 Regulations;

“qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given to it in regulations made under section 8C(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;

“relevant conformity assessment procedure” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(1) of the 2016 Regulations;

“technical documentation” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(1) of the 2016 Regulations.

(2) Where paragraph (3) applies, a civil explosive is to be treated as being in conformity with Part 13 Sub-Part A.

(3) This paragraph applies where—

(a) a civil explosive—

(i) is in conformity with Part 3 Sub-Part A of the 2016 Regulations;

(ii) is qualifying Northern Ireland goods; and

(b) an importer has met the obligations set out in paragraph (4).

(4) The obligations referred to in paragraph (3)(b) are that, before placing the civil explosive on the market, the importer—

(a) complies with regulation 50;

(b) ensures that—

(i) the relevant conformity assessment procedure has been carried out in in relation to the civil explosive;

(ii) the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation; and

(iii) the civil explosive bears the CE marking.”.

(5) In paragraph 27—

(a) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) The UK marking must be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly—

(a) to the civil explosive; or

(b) where paragraph (1A) applies, to—

(i) a label affixed to the civil explosive; or

(ii) the accompanying documents.”.”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) For a period of 24 months beginning with IP completion day, the UK marking may be affixed to—

(a) a label affixed to the civil explosive; or

(b) the accompanying documents.””;

(c) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after “Where” insert “ paragraph (1A) does not apply and ”;

(ii) for “CE” substitute “ UK ” (twice);”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(4)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2016/366; amendments are made prospectively with effect from IP completion day, by S.I. 2019/696; the instrument was saved by virtue of section 2(2)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act.2018.