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Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 1U.K.Objectives
1.The objectives of this Regulation are to:
(a)implement the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (the ‘Convention’);
(b)promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts in the international movement of hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm;
(c)contribute to the environmentally sound use of hazardous chemicals.
The objectives set out in the first subparagraph shall be achieved by facilitating the exchange of information concerning the characteristics of hazardous chemicals, by providing for a decision-making process within [F1Great Britain] on their import and export and by disseminating decisions [F2to Parties, other countries and Northern Ireland] as appropriate.
2.In addition to the objectives set out in paragraph 1, this Regulation shall ensure that the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 relating to classification, labelling and packaging apply to all chemicals when they are exported from [F3Great Britain][F4to other Parties, other countries or Northern Ireland], unless those provisions would conflict with any specific requirements [F5of those Parties, other countries or Northern Ireland].
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F1Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 145(a)(i) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 40); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 1(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 145(a)(ii) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 40); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 145(b)(i) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 40); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 145(b)(ii) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 40); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 1(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 145(b)(iii) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 40); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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