The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 720

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. AMENDMENTS TO RETAINED DIRECT EU LEGISLATION

157.—(1) Article 13 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1—

(a) omit the first subparagraph;

(b) in the second subparagraph—

(i) at the beginning, for “The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act” substitute “ Where the Secretary of State receives a decision guidance document from the Secretariat, the Secretary of State must, taking into account the information in the decision guidance document ”;

(ii) omit “on behalf of the Union”;

(iii) omit the second sentence;

(iv) for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”;

(c) in the third subparagraph—

(i) omit “under Union legislation”;

(ii) for “Commission”, in both places it occurs, substitute “ Secretary of State ”;

(iii) omit “, by means of an implementing act,”;

(iv) omit the second sentence.

(3) Omit paragraph 2.

(4) In paragraph 4, for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(5) In paragraph 5—

(a) for “Each designated national authority of the Member States” substitute “ The Designated National Authority ”;

(b) for the words from “available to those concerned” to the end substitute “ publicly available via its website ”.

(6) In paragraph 6—

(a) for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”;

(b) for “Member States and the Agency” substitute “ Designated National Authority, the Scottish Ministers [F1 and the Welsh Ministers] ”;

(c) for “propose” substitute “ take ”;

(d) omit “at Union level”;

(e) omit “within the Union”.

(7) After paragraph 6, insert—

“7.   The functions of the Secretary of State under paragraph 1 to adopt an import decision and to adopt a revised import decision are subject to the consent requirement in Article 23B.”

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 157(6)(b) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1567), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 50

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 157 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)