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Regulation 6
1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to the REACH Regulation is amended in accordance with this Schedule.
2. In Article 2, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.
3. For Article 4 substitute—
In this Regulation, “Agency” has the meaning given in Article 3(18) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency.”.
4.—(1) Part B of the Annex (methods for the determination of toxicity and other health effects) is amended as follows.
(2) In the General Introduction, in section C (alternative testing), for “European Union” substitute “United Kingdom”.
(3) In section B.36 (toxicokinetics), in paragraphs 37 and 38, for “a competent authority” substitute “the Agency”.
(4) In section B.54 (uterotrophic bioassay in rodents: a short-term screening test for oestrogenic properties), in paragraphs 11 and 19, for “local regulations” to “scientific purposes” substitute “, for example, the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986(1)”.
(5) In section B.55 (Hershberger bioassay in rats: a short-term screening assay for (anti)androgenic properties), in paragraphs 10 and 19, for “local regulations” to “scientific purposes” substitute “, for example, the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986”.
5.—(1) Part C of the Annex (methods for the determination of ecotoxicity) is amended as follows.
(2) In section C.11 (activated sludge, respiration inhibition test (carbon and ammonium oxidation)), in paragraph 3, for the text after the semi-colon substitute “lower limits for the concentration of nitrogen in treated effluents discharged to receiving waters are now in force.”.
(3) In section C.41 (fish sexual development test), in paragraph 39, for “Directive 2010/63/EU” to “scientific purposes” substitute “the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986”.
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