Regulation 26 Amendments to Annex 1I1

United Kingdom

(1)

Annex 1 is amended as follows.

(2)

The Table in Part A is amended in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (10).

(3)

In the entry for tetrabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₆Br₄O, in the fourth column—

(a)

in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(b)

in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council” substitute “the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012^f1”.

(4)

In the entry for pentabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₅Br₅O, in the fourth column—

(a)

in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(b)

in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EU” substitute “the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012”.

(5)

In the entry for hexabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₄Br₆O, in the fourth column—

(a)

in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(b)

in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EU” substitute “the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012”.

(6)

In the entry for heptabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₃Br₇O, in the fourth column—

(a)

in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “appropriate authority”;

(b)

in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EU” substitute “the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012”.

(7)

In the entry for bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decabromodiphenyl ether; decaBDE), in the fourth column—

(a)

in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(b)

omit point 3;

(c)

in point 6, for “Union provisions” substitute “retained EU law”.

(8)

In the entry for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) C₈F₁₇SO₂X, in the fourth column, in point 4—

F1(a)

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(b)

in the second paragraph (beginning “Where such a derogation concerns”)—

(i)

for “Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council” substitute “the Permitting Regulations”;

(ii)

omit the words from “described” to “Directive 2008/1/EC”;

F2(c)

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(9)

In the entry for polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), in the fourth column—

(a)

in the first paragraph, for “Directive 96/59/EC” substitute “the PCB Regulations”;

(b)

in the second paragraph, for “Member States” substitute “The appropriate authority”.

(10)

In the entry for hexabromocyclododecane, in the fourth column—

(a)

in paragraph 1, omit “, subject to review by the Commission by 22 March 2019”;

(b)

in paragraph 3, for “Union provisions” substitute “retained EU law”.

(11)

In the endnotes—

(a)

omit endnote (1);

(b)

in endnote (3), omit “(OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1)”;

(c)

omit endnote (4).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 26(8)(a) omitted (7.12.2022) by virtue of The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1293), regs. 1(2), 3(2)
F2: Reg. 26(8)(c) omitted (7.12.2022) by virtue of The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1293), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 26 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day, see reg. 2(2)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2012/3032, amended by S.I. 2014/1771, 2018/942, 2019/188 (amendments pending), 2019/492.