# The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 6: Insertion of Article 5A


After Article 5 insert—
“Article 5A
Obligations of responsible persons established in Northern Ireland
1 Where paragraph 3 applies, a responsible person is to be treated as complying with Articles 3, 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 18, 19(1), (2) and (5) and 20 to 24.
2 Where paragraph 4 applies, a responsible person is to be treated as complying with Articles 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 18, 19(1), (2) and (5) and 20 to 24.
3 This paragraph applies where—
(a) the responsible person—
(i) is established in Northern Ireland;
(ii) is a responsible person for the purposes of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland);
(iii) has complied with the obligations of a responsible person under Article 5 of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland); and
(iv) when submitting information under Article 13 the responsible person at the same time gives notice to the Secretary of State confirming the matters in points (i) to (iii); and
(b) the cosmetic product is qualifying Northern Ireland goods.
4 This paragraph applies where—
(a) the responsible person is a person—
(i) to which Article 2(i)(bb) applies; and
(ii) who gives notice to the Secretary of State when submitting information under Article 13 that a responsible person for the purposes of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland) has complied with the obligations of a responsible person under Article 5 of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland); and
(b) the cosmetic product is qualifying Northern Ireland goods.
5 In this Article—
“EU Regulation (Northern Ireland)” means Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30th December 2008 on cosmetic products (recast), as it has effect by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the withdrawal agreement.
“qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given to it in regulations made under section 8C(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/696/schedule/34/paragraph/6n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-and-metrology-etc-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-34/paragraph-6n1
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