Article 14U.K.Obligations in relation to export of chemicals other than export notification

1.[F1The Designated National Authority must make available via its website the information which it receives], whether in the form of circulars or otherwise, from the Secretariat regarding chemicals subject to the PIC procedure and the decisions of importing Parties regarding import conditions applicable to those chemicals. F2... The [F3Designated National Authority] shall assign each import decision a reference identification number and keep all information regarding such decisions publicly available [F4via its website].

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4.Exporters shall comply with decisions in each import response no later than six months after the Secretariat first informs the [F7Designated National Authority] of such decisions under paragraph 1.

5.[F8The Designated National Authority] shall advise and assist importing Parties, upon request and as appropriate, in obtaining further information needed to prepare a response to the Secretariat concerning the import of a given chemical.

6.Substances listed in Part 2 or 3 of [F9the GB PIC list] or mixtures containing such substances in a concentration that triggers labelling obligations under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 irrespective of the presence of any other substances shall, regardless of their intended use in the importing Party or other country, not be exported unless either of the following conditions is fulfilled:

(a)explicit consent to import has been sought and received by the exporter through the [F10exporter’s Designated National Authority], and the designated national authority of the importing Party [F11or Northern Ireland] or an appropriate authority in an importing other country;

(b)in the case of chemicals listed in Part 3 of [F12the GB PIC list], the latest circular issued by the Secretariat pursuant to paragraph 1 indicates that the importing Party has given consent to import [F13, or in the case of Northern Ireland the European Union has given consent to import].

In the case of chemicals listed in Part 2 of [F14the GB PIC list] that are to be exported to OECD countries, the [F15exporter’s Designated National Authority] may, at the request of the exporter, F16... decide that no explicit consent is required if the chemical, at the time of importation into the OECD country concerned, is licensed, registered or authorised in that OECD country.

Where explicit consent has been sought pursuant to point (a) of the first subparagraph, if the [F17Designated National Authority] has not received a response to the request within 30 days, the [F17Designated National Authority][F18must] send a reminder [F19to the designated national authority of the importing Party or Northern Ireland or to an appropriate authority in the importing other country]. Where appropriate, if there is still no response within a further 30 days, the [F20Designated National Authority] may send further reminders as necessary.

7.In the case of chemicals listed in Part 2 or 3 of [F21the GB PIC list], the [F22exporter’s Designated National Authority] may, F23... subject to the second subparagraph, decide that the export may proceed, if no evidence from official sources of final regulatory action to ban or severely restrict the use of the chemical taken by the [F24importing Party, other country or Northern Ireland] exists and if, after all reasonable efforts, no response to a request for explicit consent pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 6 has been received within 60 days and where one of the following conditions is met:

(a)there is evidence from official sources in the [F24importing Party, other country or Northern Ireland] that the chemical is licensed, registered or authorised; or

(b)the intended use declared in the export notification and confirmed in writing by the natural or legal person importing the chemical into [F25a Party, other country or Northern Ireland], is not in a category for which the chemical is listed in Part 2 or 3 of [F26the GB PIC list], and there is evidence from official sources that the chemical has in the last five years been used in or imported into the importing Party or other country concerned [F27or used in or imported into Northern Ireland (as appropriate)].

In the case of chemicals listed in Part 3 of [F28the GB PIC list], an export based on the fulfilment of the condition under point (b) may not proceed if the chemical has been classified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as carcinogenic category 1A or 1B, or mutagenic category 1A or 1B, or toxic for reproduction category 1A or 1B or the chemical fulfils the criteria of Annex XIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for being persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic or very persistent and very bioaccumulative.

When deciding on the export of chemicals listed in Part 3 of [F29the GB PIC list], the [F30exporter’s Designated National Authority] shallF31... consider the possible impact on human health or the environment of the use of the chemical in the [F32importing Party, other country or Northern Ireland]F33....

8.The validity of each explicit consent obtained pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 6 or decision to proceed with export in the absence of explicit consent pursuant to paragraph 7 shall be subject to periodic review by the [F34Designated National Authority] as follows:

(a)for each explicit consent obtained pursuant to point (a) of paragraph 6 a new explicit consent shall be required by the end of the third calendar year after the consent was given, unless the terms of that consent require otherwise;

(b)unless a response to a request has been received in the meantime, each decision to proceed without explicit consent pursuant to paragraph 7 shall be valid for a maximum period of 12 months, upon expiry of which explicit consent shall be required.

In the cases referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph, exports may, however, continue after the end of the relevant period, pending a response to a new request for explicit consent, for an additional period of 12 months.

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10.No chemical shall be exported later than six months before its expiry date, where such a date exists or can be inferred from the production date, unless the intrinsic properties of the chemical render that impracticable. In particular, in the case of pesticides, exporters shall ensure that the size and packaging of containers is optimised so as to minimise the risk of creating obsolete stocks.

11.When exporting pesticides, exporters shall ensure that the label contains specific information about storage conditions and storage stability under the climatic conditions of the [F36importing Party, other country or Northern Ireland]. In addition, they shall ensure that the pesticides exported comply with the purity specification laid down in [F37[F38assimilated] law].

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