CHAPTER VIII

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Penalties
Article 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Repeal
Article 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional provision in relation to EU exit
Article 47
1
In this Article, “
pre-exit period
” means the period beginning with 21 April 2018 and ending immediately before IP completion day.
2
Subject to paragraph 3, where PPE was made available on the market during the pre-exit period, despite the amendments made by Schedule 35 of the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, any obligation to which a person was subject under Regulation 2016/425 (pre-exit), continues to have effect as it did immediately before IP completion day, in relation to that PPE.
3.
Paragraph 2 does not apply to—
a
any obligation of the enforcement authority to inform the European Commission or the member States of any matter, or
b
any obligation to take action outside of the United Kingdom in relation to that PPE.
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Entry into force and application
Article 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts. 43-46 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 35 para. 3(41); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 47 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 35 para. 3(42) (as amended by S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(u)(vi)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 48 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 35 para. 3(43); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 47(4)-(6) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/696), regs. 1(2), 21(5) (with reg. 23)