# The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved), Regulation 6: Amendments to Article 3

Status: prospective

(1) Article 3 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 3—
(a) for “Member States and the Commission” substitute “ The appropriate authority ”;
(b) for “Union legislation” substitute “ retained EU law ”.
(3) For paragraph 4, substitute—
“
4 When preparing a proposal to the Secretariat of the Convention for the listing of a substance in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, the Secretary of State shall be supported by the Environment Agency as referred to in point (a) of Article 8(4). The Environment Agency may forward proposals for listing to the Secretary of State. In the further stages of the listing process, the Environment Agency shall provide support to the Secretary of State, as referred to in point (c) of Article 8(4).”.
(4) Omit paragraph 5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1340/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/persistent-organic-pollutants-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019-expirednot-approved/regulation-6
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