# The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 4


Article 4 is to be read as if—
(a) in paragraph 1, in the fifth subparagraph, for the words from “Community” to the end substitute “assimilated law on the use of pesticides”;
(aa) after paragraph 1 there were inserted—
“1A. For the purposes of paragraph 1, “assimilated law on the use of pesticides” in relation to Northern Ireland includes any European Union legislation on the use of pesticides which has effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement.”;
(b) in paragraph 2—
(i) the first subparagraph were omitted;
(ii) in the second subparagraph, the words from “and any substantial” to the end were omitted;
(c) paragraphs 3 and 4 were omitted;
(d) in paragraph 5, the reference to Article 2 of Directive 2003/35/EC were a reference to that Article read in accordance with paragraph 16.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1657/schedule/A1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-protection-products-sustainable-use-regulations-2012/schedule-A1/paragraph-4
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