SCHEDULE 5Amendment of the Data Sharing Regulation

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Article 2 is amended as follows.

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In paragraph 1, omit “or participants in a Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF)”.

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In paragraph 2—

a

in the first subparagraph—

i

for “already exists on the date of entry into force of this Regulation” substitute “existed before 25 January 2016”;

ii

after “paragraph 1.” insert “A waiver under Article 2(2) of the EU Implementing Regulation which is in effect immediately before exit day has effect on and after exit day as a waiver under this Article of this Regulation (and here “EU Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9 as it has effect in EU law).”;

b

in the second subparagraph, for “Articles 27 and 30” substitute “Article 27”;

c

in the third subparagraph—

i

in point (a), for “after the date of entry into force of this Regulation” substitute “on or after 25 January 2016”;

ii

in point (b), for the words from “the date” to the end substitute “25 January 2016, that is requested”.

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In paragraph 3—

a

in the third subparagraph, for “the entry into force of this Regulation” substitute “25 January 2016”;

b

in the fourth subparagraph, after “of a study” insert “(whether to ECHA or the Agency)”;

c

after the fourth subparagraph, insert—

In this paragraph the term “ECHA” has the same meaning as in Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.