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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-26/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/696",
  "legislation_title": "The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
  "path": "schedule/26/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment to regulation 2",
  "text": "(1) Regulation 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph (1)—\n(a) omit the definition of “accreditation”;\n(b) omit the definition of “accreditation certificate”;\n(c) before the definition of “authorised representative” insert—\n““approved body” has the meaning given to it in regulation 47 (approved bodies);”;\n(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(e) omit the definition of “CE marking”;\n(f) omit the definition of “Commission”;\n(g) after the definition of “conformity assessment body” insert—\n““conformity assessment procedure” means a procedure referred to in regulation 36;”;\n“declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 3;”;\n“designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;”;\n(h) in the definition of “the Directive” for “as from time to time amended;” substitute “ (as it has effect immediately before IP completion day) ” ...;\n(ha) in the definition of “essential requirements” for “Annex I to the Directive” substitute “ Schedule 6 ”;\n(i) omit the definition of “EU declaration of conformity”;\n(j) omit the definition of “EU-type examination certificate”\n(k) omit the definition of “harmonised standard”;\n(l) for the definition of “importer” substitute—\n“ “importer” means a person who—\n(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\n(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; ”;\n(m) in the definition of “M marking” for “CE” substitute “ UK ”;\n(n) in the definition of “make available on the market” for “European Economic Area market” substitute “market of Great Britain”;\n(o) omit the definition of “national accreditation body”;\n(p) omit the definition of “notified body requirements”;\n(q) omit the definition of “notifying authority”;\n(r) in the definition of “place on the market” for “in the European Economic Area” substitute “of Great Britain”;\n(s) in the definition of “technical documentation” for “Annex II to the Directive” substitute Schedule 7;\n(t) after the definition of “technical specification” insert—\n““Type-examination certificate” means a type-examination certificate issued by an approved body in accordance with Module B of Schedule 7;\n“UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;\n“UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;”;\n(u) omit the definition of “Union harmonisation legislation”.\n(3) After paragraph (1) insert—\n“(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.\n(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.”.\n(4) Omit paragraph (2).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "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"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:43:04.909537+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}