The Air Quality (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation of Retained Direct EU Legislation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Decision 2012/115/EU laying down rules concerning the transitional national plans referred to in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions

5.—(1) Decision 2012/115/EU laying down rules concerning the transitional national plans referred to in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 1 substitute—

“Article 1 Interpretation

In this Decision “transitional national plan” means the plan prepared under Article 32 of Directive 2010/75/EU by the Secretary of State and submitted to the European Commission on 20th October 2015, as amended from time to time.”.

(3) Omit Articles 2, 3 and 4.

(4) In Article 5—

(a) omit paragraph 1;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for the words from “For the purposes” to “the Commission of” substitute “The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit, information on”;

(ii) before “plan” insert “transitional national””.

(5) In Article 6—

(a) for the heading substitute “Reporting”;

(b) omit paragraphs 1 and 2;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) for the words from “Member States implementing” to “the Commission” substitute “The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit”;

(ii) omit “listed in Article 72(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU”;

(iii) before “plan” insert “transitional national”.

(6) Omit Article 7.

(7) In the Annex—

(a) omit paragraphs 1, 2 and 3;

(b) in paragraph 4—

(i) in the first subparagraph that begins “Member States shall”, for “Member States shall inform the Commission at least” substitute “The Secretary of State must publish information”;

(ii) omit point (a), including the indent marked “Note:” immediately below it;

(iii) in point (c), omit “and which would therefore fall under Chapter IV of Directive 2010/75/EU”;

(iv) omit the indent marked “Note:” immediately below point (c);

(v) in the second subparagraph that begins “For the purpose of”, for the words from “For the purpose” to “the Commission” substitute “The Secretary of State does not have an obligation to publish”;

(vi) omit the last paragraph that begins “Changes affecting”.

(c) Omit Appendices A, B, C and D.