EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force at the time they are made, authorise compliance by a specified person, for a specified purpose, with a requirement or prohibition referred to in the first paragraph of Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (EUR 1996/2271, amended by S.I. 2020/1660).
The law of the United States of America referred to in these Regulations may be found online at https://uscode.house.gov/.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary, or public sector is foreseen.