SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENTS TO RETAINED DIRECT EU LEGISLATION
Regulation (EU) No 649/2012149
1
Article 5 is amended as follows.
2
In the heading, for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”.
3
In paragraph 1—
a
for “a joint” substitute “the”;
b
for “Commission and the Member States” substitute “Secretary of State”.
4
For paragraph 2 substitute—
1
The Designated National Authority must:
a
transmit United Kingdom export notifications to other Parties and countries pursuant to Article 8; and
b
receive information from the Secretariat more generally.
2
The Secretary of State must provide to the Secretariat:
a
notifications of each relevant final regulatory action concerning chemicals qualifying for PIC notification pursuant to Article 11;
b
information concerning other final regulatory actions involving chemicals not qualifying for PIC notification pursuant to Article 12; and
c
United Kingdom import responses for chemicals subject to the PIC procedure pursuant to Article 13.
3
The Secretary of State must also coordinate the United Kingdom input on all technical issues relating to the following:
a
the Convention;
b
the preparation of the Conference of the Parties established by Article 18(1) of the Convention;
c
the Chemical Review Committee established in accordance with Article 18(6) of the Convention;
d
other subsidiary bodies of the Conference of the Parties.
5
Omit paragraph 3.