# The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 5: Transitional provision in relation to EU Exit

Extent: E+W+S

After regulation 4 insert—
“Transitional provision in relation to EU Exit
4A (1) In this regulation—
“pre-exit period” means the period beginning with the commencement date and ending immediately before IP completion day.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where a non-automatic weighing instrument was made available on the market during the pre-exit period, despite the amendments made by Schedule 26 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , any obligation to which a person was subject under these Regulations as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continues to have effect as it did immediately before IP completion day, in relation to that non-automatic weighing instrument.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to—
(a) any obligation of any competent authority to inform the European Commission or Member States of any matter; or
(b) any obligation to take action outside of the United Kingdom in respect of that non-automatic weighing instrument.
(4) Where during the pre-exit period—
(a) a non-automatic weighing instrument has not been placed on the market; and
(b) a manufacturer has taken any action under regulation 36 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day in relation to that non-automatic weighing instrument,
that action has effect as if it had been done under regulation 36 as it had effect on and after IP completion day.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/696/schedule/26/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-26/paragraph-5
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