# 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 “the 1987 Act” insert—
““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 46 (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 19, 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 19;”;
(e) omit the definition of “CE marking”;
(f) omit the definition of “competent national authority”;
(g) before the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—
““commencement date” means the date these regulations come into force;”;
(h) after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—
““declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 42 by regulation 10(1)(a) ( declaration of conformity);
“designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;
(i) for the definition of “electromagnetic disturbance” substitute—
““electromagnetic disturbance” means any electromagnetic phenomenon which may degrade the performance of equipment; an electromagnetic disturbance may be electromagnetic noise, an unwanted signal or a change in the propagation medium itself;”;
(j) omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;
(k) omit the definition of “European Commission”;
(l) for the definition of “harmful interference” substitute—
““harmful interference” means interference which endangers the functioning of a radio navigation service or of other safety services or which otherwise seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunications service operating in accordance with the applicable international, European Community or national regulations;”;
(m) omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;
(n) before the definition of “importer” insert—
“the Implementing Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1354 specifying how to present the information provided for in Article 10(10) of Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;”;
(o) in the definition of “importer”—
(i) in paragraph (a) for “within the EU” substitute “in the United Kingdom”; and
(ii) in paragraph (b) omit “third” and “EU” and, after “country”, insert “outside of the United Kingdom”;
(p) in the definition of “make available on the market”, for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;
(q) omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;
(r) omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;
(s) omit the definition of “Official Journal”;
(t) in the definition of “place on the market”, for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”;
(u) in the definition of “put into service”, for “in the EU” substitute “in the United Kingdom”;
(v) after the definition of “technical specification” insert—
““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 (3) and (6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111180402/schedule/29/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-29/paragraph-2
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