PART 2 U.K.Amendments relating to EU obligations

Amendments to the Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) Regulations 2019 U.K.

2.—(1) The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) Regulations 2019 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(1) for “4 to 9, 11” substitute “ 4 to 11 ”.

(3) After regulation 5 insert—

“Recognition of importers established in Switzerland

6.— (1) For the purposes of the provisions set out in paragraph (2)—

(a) a person established in Switzerland who places a product from a country outside of Switzerland or the European Union on the market of Switzerland or the European Union, is to be treated as an EU importer;

(b) a product from Switzerland which is placed on the European Union market by an EU importer is to be treated as if it were a product from the European Union.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) regulation 27 of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 M2 ;

(b) regulation 50 of the Explosives Regulations 2014 M3 ;

(c) regulation 20 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 M4 ;

(d) regulation 21 of the Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 M5 ;

(e) regulation 28 of the Lifts Regulations 2016 M6 ;

(f) regulation 18 of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 M7 ;

(g) regulation 23 of the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 M8 ;

(h) regulation 21 of the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016 M9 ;

(i) regulation 18 of the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 M10 ;

(j) regulation 19 of the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 M11 ;

(k) regulation 23 of the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 M12 ;

(l) regulation 16 of the Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 M13 ;

(m) regulation 21 of the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 M14 ;

(n) Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC M15 ;

(o) Article 9(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC M16 .

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “EU importer” means a person established in the European Union who places a product from a country outside of the European Union on the market of the European Union;

(b) “place on the market” means the first supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 10.9.2019, see reg. 1(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2019/392.

M2 S.I. 2011/1881, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M3 S.I. 2014/1638, amended by S.I. 2016/315. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

M4 S.I. 2016/1091, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M5 S.I. 2016/1092, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M6 S.I. 2016/1093, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M7 S.I. 2016/1101, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M8 S.I. 2016/1105, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M9 S.I. 2016/1107.

M10 S.I. 2016/1152.

M11 S.I. 2016/1153.

M12 S.I. 2017/1206, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M13 S.R. 2016 No. 366.

M14 S.R. 2017 No. 90.

M15 OJ No L 81, 31.3.2016 p. 51.

M16 OJ No L 81, 31.3.2016 p. 99.