SCHEDULE 2Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 2019 Regulations

Amendments relating to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (“the Biocides Regulation”)30

For paragraph 108 (amendment of Article 62 of the Biocides Regulation), substitute—

108

In Article 62(2)—

a

in the first subparagraph, after point (b)—

i

in the first place it occurs, for “Agency” substitute “competent authority”;

ii

omit “Agency or to a”;

iii

after “under this Regulation” insert “or Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day”;

iii

for “The Agency shall” substitute “The competent authority must”;

iv

at the end, insert “and whether the competent authority has access to the tests or studies”;

b

in the second subparagraph—

i

omit “Agency or to a”;

ii

after “under this Regulation” insert “or Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day”;

iii

for “the Agency shall” substitute “and where the competent authority has access to the tests or studies the competent authority must”.