The Detergents (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the Detergents Regulations 2010U.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.—(1) The Detergents Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 for the definition of Regulation 648/2004 substitute—

“Regulation 648/2004” means Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European

Parliament and of the Council on detergents(2);.

(3) In regulation 7, after paragraph (1) insert—

(1A) Any manufacturer who places on the market a consumer laundry detergent in contravention of Article 4a of Regulation 648/2004 is guilty of an offence..

(4) Omit regulation 9.

(5) In regulation 11(1) for “6,7 or 9” substitute “6 or 7”.

(6) In regulations 12(1) and 13, for “regulations 6,7 or 9” in each place occurring substitute “regulations 6 or 7”.

(7) In paragraph (3) of regulation 26 for “regulation 9 (prohibition on the sale of certain detergents)” substitute “regulation 1A”.

(2)

OJ No L104, 8.4.2004, p.1 as last amended by Regulation 259/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents, OJ No L 94, 30.3.2012, p.16.