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Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (codification)
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Article 16U.K.Export authorisation requirement
1.For any export of goods listed in Annex IV, an authorisation shall be required irrespective of the origin of such goods. However, no authorisation shall be required for goods which only pass through the F1... territory of the [F2United Kingdom], namely those which are not assigned a customs approved treatment or use other than the F3... transit procedure [F4within the meaning given by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018], including storage of F5... goods in a free zone.
Annex IV shall only comprise goods that could be used for the purpose of capital punishment and have been approved or actually used for capital punishment by one or more third countries that have not abolished capital punishment. It shall not include:
(a)firearms controlled by Regulation (EU) No 258/2012;
(b)dual-use items controlled by Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 and
[F6(c)goods listed in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008.]
2.Where the export of medicinal products requires an export authorisation pursuant to this Regulation and the export is also subject to authorisation requirements in accordance with international conventions controlling narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, such as the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, [F7the competent authority] may use a single procedure to carry out the obligations imposed [F8on it] by this Regulation and by the relevant convention.
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F1Word in Art. 16(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(a)(i) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
F2Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(a)(ii) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
F3Word in Art. 16(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(a)(iii) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
F4Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(a)(iv) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
F5Word in Art. 16(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(a)(v) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
F6Art. 16(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(b) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
F7Words in Art. 16(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(c)(i) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
F8Words in Art. 16(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Trade in Torture etc. Goods (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1479), regs. 1, 2(16)(c)(ii) (with reg. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 1(2), 13, 15)
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