# Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for exports (codification), Article 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The Secretary of State may, where the interests of the United Kingdom so require, make regulations providing for measures to—
(a) prevent a critical situation from arising owing to a shortage of essential products or to remedy such a situation; or
(b) allow international undertakings entered into by the United Kingdom to be fulfilled, in particular relating to trade in primary products.
2. Regulations under paragraph 1—
(a) may make provision which is limited in its effect to exports to certain countries or to exports from certain regions of Great Britain;
(b) must not contain any provision which applies to products which are already on their way to the United Kingdom border for the purposes of export at the time when those regulations come into force.
3. When making regulations under paragraph 1 which introduce quantitative restrictions on exports, the Secretary of State must take account of—
(a) the volume of goods exported under contracts concluded on normal terms and conditions before the entry into force of the protective measure; and
(b) the need to avoid jeopardising the achievement of the aim pursued in introducing quantitative restrictions.
(4.) In paragraph 1, “primary products” include unprocessed agricultural products and raw materials.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/479/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-479/article-6
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