# The Lifts Regulations 2016, Regulation 82: Transitional provisions

Extent: E+W+S

(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a certificate or approval decision issued by a notified body under the 1997 Regulations, or any enactment of another member State which implemented the 1995 Directive, is to be treated as a certificate or approval decision issued under the Directive.
(2) In this regulation, “1995 Directive” means Directive 95/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the member States relating to lifts .
(3) In paragraphs (4) to (8)—
“pre-exit period” means the period beginning with the commencement date and ending immediately before IP completion day;
“product” means a lift or a safety component to lifts to which these Regulations apply.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5), where a product was made available on the market during the pre-exit period, despite the amendments made by Schedule 22 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, any obligation to which a person was subject under these Regulations as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continues to have effect as it did immediately before IP completion day, in relation to that product.
(5) Paragraph (4) does not apply to—
(a) any obligation of any enforcing authority to inform the European Commission or the member States of any matter; or
(b) any obligation to take action outside of the United Kingdom in respect of that product.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1093/regulation/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifts-regulations-2016/regulation-82
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