# The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved), Regulation 8: Amendments to Article 5

Status: prospective

(1) Article 5 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2—
(a) in the first subparagraph omit “of the Member State in which the stockpile is established”;
(b) in the second subparagraph, for the words from “laid down” to “Council” substitute “ set out in the COMAH Regulations 2015 ” (and omit endnote (22));
(c) after the second subparagraph insert—
“In the second subparagraph, “COMAH Regulations 2015” means—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, and Scotland, the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 ;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 .”
(3) In paragraph 3, for “Member States” substitute “ The competent authority ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1340/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/persistent-organic-pollutants-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019-expirednot-approved/regulation-8
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