Insertion of regulations 30 and 31E+W+S
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22. After regulation 29 insert—
“Transitional provisions in relation to EU Exit
30.—(1) In this regulation—
“pre-exit period” means the period beginning with 29 December 2009 and ending immediately before [IP completion day];
“product” means machinery to which these Regulations apply.
(2) Where a product was made available on the market during the pre-exit period, despite the amendments made by Schedule 12 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 product.
(3) Where during the pre-exit period—
(a)a product has not been placed on the market; and
(b)a manufacturer has taken any action to comply with regulations 10 to 12 as they had effect immediately before [IP completion day] in relation to that product
that action has effect as if it had been done under regulations 10 to 12 as they have effect on and after [IP completion day].
31.—(1) In this regulation—
“information requirements” means the requirements set out in—
(a)
section 1.7.3 of Schedule 2, Part 1 that all machinery must be marked visibly, legibly and indelibly with the business name and full address of the manufacturer and where applicable the manufacturer's authorised representative; and
(b)
section 4.3.1 of Schedule 2, Part 1 that each length of lifting chain, rope or webbing not forming part of an assembly must bear a mark or, where this is not possible, a plate or irremovable ring bearing the name and address of the responsible person and the identifying reference of the relevant certificate.
(2) The information requirements do not apply to a person who—
(a)falls within paragraph (b) of the definition of manufacturer in regulation 2(2);
(b)has imported machinery from an EEA state and places it on the market within a period of [24 months] beginning with [IP completion day]; and
(c)before placing the machinery on the market, sets out the information referred to in sections 1.7.3 and 4.3.1 of Schedule 2, Part 1 in a document accompanying the machinery.”
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