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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-metrology-and-mutual-recognition-agreement-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1246",
  "legislation_title": "The Product Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/product-safety-metrology-and-mutual-recognition-agreement-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) Regulations 2019",
  "text": "(1) The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 4(1) for “4 to 9, 11” substitute “ 4 to 11 ”.\n(3) After regulation 5 insert—\n“Recognition of importers established in Switzerland\n6 (1) For the purposes of the provisions set out in paragraph (2)—\n(a) a person established in Switzerland who places a product from a country outside of Switzerland or the European Union on the market of Switzerland or the European Union, is to be treated as an EU importer;\n(b) a product from Switzerland which is placed on the European Union market by an EU importer is to be treated as if it were a product from the European Union.\n(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—\n(a) regulation 27 of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 ;\n(b) regulation 50 of the Explosives Regulations 2014 ;\n(c) regulation 20 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 ;\n(d) regulation 21 of the Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 ;\n(e) regulation 28 of the Lifts Regulations 2016 ;\n(f) regulation 18 of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 ;\n(g) regulation 23 of the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 ;\n(h) regulation 21 of the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016 ;\n(i) regulation 18 of the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 ;\n(j) regulation 19 of the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 ;\n(k) regulation 23 of the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 ;\n(l) regulation 16 of the Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 ;\n(m) regulation 21 of the Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 ;\n(n) Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC ;\n(o) Article 9(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC .\n(3) In this regulation—\n(a) “EU importer” means a person established in the European Union who places a product from a country outside of the European Union on the market of the European Union;\n(b) “place on the market” means the first supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge.”.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2011/1881, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
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      "text": "S.I. 2014/1638, amended by S.I. 2016/315. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
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