The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendments to the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

9.  In Schedule 4—

(a) in paragraph 3—

(i) for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“In point (7), for “the Union market” substitute “the market of Great Britain”.”;

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “the United Kingdom market” substitute “the market of Great Britain”;

(iii) for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

“In point (11), for “the Union” substitute “Great Britain”.”;

(iv) for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—

“For point (12) substitute—

““importer” means a person who—

(a)

is established in the United Kingdom and places a product from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or

(b)

is established in Northern Ireland and places a product 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;”.”;

(v) for sub-paragraph (7) substitute—

“For point (14), substitute—

“(14) “supplier” means a manufacturer established in Great Britain, the authorised representative of a manufacturer who is not established in Great Britain, or an importer, who places a product on the market;”.”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (11), after the inserted point (27) add—

“(28) “market surveillance” and “market surveillance authority” have the meanings set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation EEC No 339/93(1);”;

(b) in paragraph 8—

(i) for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“For the heading, substitute “Market surveillance and control of products entering the market of Great Britain””;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (5), for “The United Kingdom’s” substitute “Great Britain’s”;

(c) in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) of paragraph 9, for “United Kingdom market” substitute “market of Great Britain”;

(d) in paragraph 11, in the inserted Article 11, for “United Kingdom market” in each place it occurs, substitute “market of Great Britain”.

(1)

EUR765/2008. The definitions of “market surveillance” and “market surveillance authority” are set out in Article 2(17) and (18) respectively, and are amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 33 to S.I. 2019/696.