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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-health-and-safety-and-genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2026/9",
  "legislation_title": "The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chemicals-health-and-safety-and-genetically-modified-organisms-contained-use-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-northern-ireland-2026",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThe Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland in the Withdrawal Agreement (“the Protocol”) requires that the EU legislation listed in Annex 2 to that Protocol is implemented in Northern Ireland. Annex 2 includes Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (“the Biocides Regulation”; OJ No. L167, 27.06.12, p.1) and Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (“the CLP Regulation”; OJ No. L353, 31.12.08, p.1).\nThe Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013 No. 206) (“the BPC Regulations”) provide for the appointment of competent authorities in relation to and for the enforcement of the Biocides Regulation and the CLP Regulation.\nThese Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of chemical regulation and the regulation of genetically modified organisms. None of the changes being made alter the technical requirements and standards established by the legislation.\nRegulation 2 amends the BPC Regulations to ensure they are compliant with the Protocol.\nRegulation 3 amends the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015 No. 339) (“the GMO (CU) Regulations”) to include reference to a medicinal product for veterinary use marketed in accordance with the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013. It also inserts paragraph 3(dd) into Schedule 3 to impose a duty to consider relevant legislation.\nThe BPC Regulations and GMO (CU) Regulations had been amended by the Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720) to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. However, in light of the Protocol those amendments were revoked by the Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1567).\nAn Impact Assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as there are limited/ negligible additional costs to business. There is no, or no significant, impact on charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector. A copy of the Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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