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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reach-appointment-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1742",
  "legislation_title": "The REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/reach-appointment-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2007",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of these Regulations)\nThese Regulations appoint the competent authorities, except in Scotland, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (O.J. No. L396, 30.12.06, p. 1).\nThe Secretary of State is the competent authority in relation to matters that fall outside the competence of a devolved administration.\nNo impact assessment has been produced for these Regulations as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1742/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:51:01.928431+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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