Paragraph 22 Amendments to Article 21

(1)

Article 21 (obligations of the TAB receiving a request for a European Technical Assessment) is amended as follows.

(2)

In the heading, for “European” substitute “UK”.

(3)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

in the words before point (a), for “TAB receiving a request for a European Technical Assessment” substitute “responsible TAB”;

(b)

in point (a), for “harmonised” substitute “designated”;

(c)

in points (a) and (b), for “European”, in each place it occurs, substitute “UK”.

(4)

After paragraph 1, insert—

“1A.

A TAB may use a pre-exit European Assessment Document as a UK Assessment Document provided it has obtained any necessary consent to do so from the organisation of TABs established under the EU Construction Products Regulation.”.

(5)

In paragraph 2—

(a)

after “the”, in the second place it occurs, insert “responsible”;

(b)

omit “the organisation of TABs and”;

(c)

for “Commission”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”.

(6)

In paragraph 3, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.