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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-26/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111180402",
  "legislation_title": "The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/26/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment to regulation 2",
  "text": "(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (1)—\n(a) omit the definition of “accreditation”;\n(b) omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;\n(c) before the definition of “authorised representative” insert—\n““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 47 (approved bodies);”;\n(d) for the definition of “authorised representative” substitute—\n““authorised representative” means—\n(a) a person who—\n(i) immediately before exit day was established in the United Kingdom or an EEA state and was appointed by a manufacturer by written mandate to perform specified tasks for that manufacturer, in accordance with regulation 14, as it had effect immediately before exit day; and\n(ii) on or after exit day continues to be so established and appointed by the manufacturer to perform those tasks; or\n(b) a person who, on or after exit day, is established in the United Kingdom and is appointed in accordance with regulation 14;”;\n(e) omit the definition of “CE marking”;\n(f) omit the definition of “Commission”;\n(g) after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—\n““conformity assessment procedure” means a procedure referred to in regulation 36;”;\n“declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 3;”;\n“designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;\n(h) in the definition of “the Directive” for “as from time to time amended;” substitute “(as it has effect immediately before exit day)” in the definition of “essential requirements” for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute Schedule 6;\n(i) omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;\n(j) omit the definition of “EU-type examination certificate”\n(k) omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;\n(l) for the definition of “importer” substitute—\n““importer” means a person who—\n(a) is established in the United Kingdom; and\n(b) places a non-automatic weighing instrument from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market;”;\n(m) in the definition of “M marking” for “CE” substitute “UK”;\n(n) in the definition of “make available on the market” for “European Economic Area” substitute “United Kingdom”;\n(o) omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;\n(p) omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;\n(q) omit the definition of “notifying authority”;\n(r) in the definition of “place on the market” for “European Economic Area” substitute “United Kingdom”;\n(s) in the definition of “technical documentation” for “Annex II to the Directive” substitute Schedule 7;\n(t) after the definition of “technical specification” insert—\n““Type-examination certificate” means a type-examination certificate issued by an approved body in accordance with Module B of Schedule 7;\n“UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;\n“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”;\n(u) omit the definition of “Union harmonisation legislation”.\n(3) After paragraph (1) insert—\n“(1A) Schedules 6 to 8 reproduce the provisions of Annexes I to III to the Directive (respectively) with amendments to correct deficiencies in retained EU law.\n(1B) A reference to any provision of Schedules 6 to 8 is a reference to the equivalent provision of the relevant Annex to the Directive as set out in the relevant Schedule.”.\n(4) Omit paragraph (2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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