# The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 2: Amendment to regulation 2


(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) omit the definition of “accreditation”;
(b) omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;
(c) after the definition of “adaptor” insert—
““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 55 (approved bodies);”;
(d) for the definition of “authorised representative” substitute—
““authorised representative” means—
(a) a person who—
(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 39, as it had effect immediately before exit day; and
(ii) on or after exit day continues to be so established and appointed by the manufacturer to perform those tasks; or
(b) a person who, on or after exit day, is appointed in accordance with regulation 39;”;
(e) omit the definition of “CE marking”;
(f) omit the definition of “competent national authority”;
(g) in the definition of “components” omit “EU”;
(h) after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—
““declaration of conformity” means the declaration required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 10;
“designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;
(i) omit the definition of “Decision 768/2008”;
(j) in the definition of the “Directive” at the end insert “(as it had effect immediately before exit day)”;
(k) omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;
(l) omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;
(m) in the definition of “hull length” for “harmonised” substitute “designated”;
(n) for the definition of “importer” substitute—
““importer” means a person who—
(a) is established in the United Kingdom; and
(b) places a product from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market;”;
(o) in the definition of “making available on the market” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;
(p) omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;
(q) omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;
(r) in the definition of “placing on the market” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;
(s) for the definition of “private importer” substitute—
““private importer” means a person who—
(a) is established in the United Kingdom; and
(b) imports in the course of a non-commercial activity a watercraft from a country outside of the United Kingdom into the United Kingdom with the intention of putting it into service for the person’s own use;”;
(t) in the definition of “putting into service” for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;
(u) after the definition of “technical documentation” insert—
““technical specification” means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product;
“UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;
“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”.
(3) Omit paragraphs (4) and (5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111180402/schedule/28/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-28/paragraph-2
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