26. In Article 27—U.K.
(a)for the heading and paragraph 1, substitute—
“Controls of imported products
1. The authorities in charge of the control of products entering [F1Great Britain] must carry out appropriate checks on the characteristics of products on an adequate scale, in accordance with the principles set out in Article 19(1), before those products are discharged from the free-circulation procedure.”
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)omit “in a Member State”;
(ii)for “shall” substitute “ must ”;
(c)in paragraph 3—
(i)for “shall” substitute “ must ” in both places it occurs;
(ii)for “release of a product for free circulation on the Community market”, substitute “ the discharge of a product from the free-circulation procedure ”; and
(iii)in point (b), for “the relevant Community harmonisation legislation”, substitute “ any relevant enactment ”;
(iv)in point (c), for “the CE”, substitute “ a conformity ”;
(d)in paragraph 4 for “shall” substitute “ must ”;
(e)omit paragraph 5.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 33 para. 26(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK(NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1460), reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 22(6)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 33 para. 26 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1