CHAPTER VII

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Penalties
Article 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional provision in relation to EU exit
Article 44
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 an appliance or fitting was made available on the market during the pre-exit period, despite the amendments made by Schedule 36 of the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, any obligation to which a person was subject under Regulation 2016/426 (pre-exit), continues to have effect as it did immediately before IP completion day, in relation to that appliance or fitting.
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 respect of that appliance or fitting.
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Repeal
Article 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force and application
Article 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arts. 41-43 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. 36 para. 2(40) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 44 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 36 para. 2(41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(v)(vi)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 45 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. 36 para. 2(42) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 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. 36 para. 2(42) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 44(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), 22(3) (with reg. 23)