# The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 149

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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—
“(2) The Designated National Authority must:
(a) transmit Great Britain export notifications to other Parties, countries and Northern Ireland pursuant to Article 8; and
(b) receive information from the Secretariat more generally.
(2A) 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) Great Britain import responses for chemicals subject to the PIC procedure pursuant to Article 13.
(2B) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/720/schedule/2/paragraph/149 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-health-and-safety-and-genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-2/paragraph-149
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