Paragraph 2 Amendment to regulation 2I1
England, Wales and Scotland
Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
In paragraph (1)—
omit the definition of “accreditation”;
omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;
before the definition of “authorised representative” insert—
““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 47 (approved bodies);”;
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
omit the definition of “CE marking”;
omit the definition of “Commission”;
after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—
““conformity assessment procedure” means a procedure referred to in regulation 36;”;
“declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 3;”;
“designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;
in the definition of “essential requirements” for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute “ Schedule 6 ”;
omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;
omit the definition of “EU-type examination certificate”
omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;
for the definition of “importer” substitute—
“ F5“importer” means a person who—
(a)is established in the United Kingdom and places a non-automatic weighing instrument from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or
(b)is established in Northern Ireland and places a non-automatic weighing instrument on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state; ”;
in the definition of “M marking” for “CE” substitute “ UK ”;
in the definition of “make available on the market” for “European Economic Area market” substitute “market of Great Britain”;
omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;
omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;
omit the definition of “notifying authority”;
in the definition of “place on the market” for “in the European Economic Area” substitute “of Great Britain”;
in the definition of “technical documentation” for “Annex II to the Directive” substitute Schedule 7;
after the definition of “technical specification” insert—
““Type-examination certificate” means a type-examination certificate issued by an approved body in accordance with Module B of Schedule 7;
“UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;
“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”;
omit the definition of “Union harmonisation legislation”.
After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A)Schedules 6 to 8 reproduce the provisions of Annexes I to III to the Directive (respectively) with amendments to correct deficiencies in retained EU law.
(1B)A reference to any provision of Schedules 6 to 8 is a reference to the equivalent provision of the relevant Annex to the Directive as set out in the relevant Schedule.”.
Omit paragraph (2).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 26 para. 2(2)(d) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK(NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1460), reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 3(j)
- F2
Words in Sch. 26 para. 2(2)(h) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/852), regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(o)(ii)
- F3
Words in Sch. 26 para. 2(h) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/852), regs. 2(2), 4(3)(a)
- F4
Sch. 26 para. 2(ha) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/852), regs. 2(2), 4(3)(b)
- F5
Words in Sch. 26 para. 2(2)(l) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK(NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1460), reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 18(2)
- F6
Sch. 26 para. 2(2)(n) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment to Extent and Meaning of Market) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/676), regs. 1(1), 4(14)(a)
- F7
Sch. 26 para. 2(2)(r) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment to Extent and Meaning of Market) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/676), regs. 1(1), 4(14)(b)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 26 para. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1