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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-protection-products-sustainable-use-regulations-2012/schedule-A1/paragraph-15A",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1657",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-protection-products-sustainable-use-regulations-2012",
  "path": "schedule/A1/paragraph/15A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Annex 4 is to be read as follows.\n(2) Section 1 is to be read as if—\n(a) in the heading, “Harmonised” were omitted;\n(b) in the paragraph, “harmonised” were omitted”;\n(c) after the paragraph there were inserted—\n“In this Annex, “approvals register” has the meaning given in Article 3(31B) of Regulation 1107/2009.”.\n(3) Section 2 is to be read as if—\n(a) “Harmonised” in each place it occurs (including in the headings) were omitted;\n(b) in paragraph 1, in the first sentence, for the words from “provided to” to the end there were substituted—\n“in relation to Northern Ireland, collected in accordance with Annex 4 to Directive 2009/128/EC, otherwise, collected in accordance with Article 67(3) of that Regulation.”;\n(c) for paragraph 2(b) to (e) there were substituted—\n“(b) the active substances in Group 1 (categories A and B)—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, are those listed in Part D of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, are those listed as low-risk active substances in the approvals register;\n(c) the active substances in Group 2 (categories C and D)—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, are those listed in Parts A and B of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, are those listed in the approvals register as active substances which are not basic substances, low-risk active substances or candidates for substitution;\n(d) the active substances in Group 3 (categories E and F)—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, are those listed in Part E of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, are those listed as candidates for substitution in the approvals register;\n(e) the active substances in Group 4 (category G) are those not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore not listed—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, in the approvals register;”;\n(d) in Table 1, in Row (i)—\n(i) in the second column—\n(aa) after “listed” there were inserted “, in relation to Northern Ireland,”;\n(bb) at the end there were inserted “, or, otherwise, in the approvals register”;\n(ii) for the entry in the third column there were substituted—\n“Active substances approved or deemed to be approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 which—\n(a) in relation to Northern Ireland—\n(i) do not fall in other categories, and\n(ii) are listed in Parts A and B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(b) otherwise, are not basic substances, low-risk active substances or candidates for substitution and are listed in the approvals register”;\n(iii) in the fourth and fifth columns—\n(aa) after “listed” there were inserted “, in relation to Northern Ireland,”;\n(bb) at the end there were inserted “, or, otherwise, in the approvals register”;\n(e) in paragraph 7—\n(i) for “Member States and the Commission” there were substituted “appropriate United Kingdom competent authority”;\n(ii) for “15(4)” there were substituted “15(3)”.\n(4) Section 3 is to be read as if—\n(a) “Harmonised” in each place it occurs (including in the headings) were omitted;\n(b) in paragraph 1, in the first sentence, after “Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009” there were inserted “and, in relation to Northern Ireland only,”;\n(c) for paragraph 2(b) to (e) there were substituted—\n“(b) the active substances in Group 1 (categories A and B)—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, are those listed in Part D of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, are those listed as low-risk active substances in the approvals register;\n(c) the active substances in Group 2 (categories C and D)—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, are those listed in Parts A and B of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, are those listed in the approvals register as active substances which are not basic substances, low-risk active substances or candidates for substitution;\n(d) the active substances in Group 3 (categories E and F)—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, are those listed in Part E of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, are those listed as candidates for substitution in the approvals register;\n(e) the active substances in Group 4 (category G) are those not approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and therefore not listed—\n(i) in relation to Northern Ireland, in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(ii) otherwise, in the approvals register;”;\n(d) in Table 2, in row (i)—\n(i) in the second column—\n(aa) after “listed” there were inserted “, in relation to Northern Ireland,”;\n(bb) at the end there were inserted “, or, otherwise, in the approvals register”;\n(ii) for the entry in the third column there were substituted—\n“Active substances approved or deemed to be approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 which—\n(a) in relation to Northern Ireland—\n(i) do not fall in other categories, and\n(ii) are listed in Parts A and B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011;\n(b) otherwise, are not basic substances, low-risk active substances or candidates for substitution and are listed in the approvals register”;\n(iii) in the fourth and fifth columns—\n(aa) after “listed” there were inserted “, in relation to Northern Ireland,”;\n(bb) at the end there were inserted “, or, otherwise, in the approvals register”;\n(e) in paragraph 6—\n(i) for “Member States and the Commission” there were substituted “appropriate United Kingdom competent authority”;\n(ii) for “15(4)” there were substituted “15(3)”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. A1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/306), reg. 1(4), Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 5(5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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