The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 No. 3032

PART 2 U.K. Prohibitions and Obligations on Economic Operators

All economic operators U.K.

[F1 Expiry of regulation 34A E+W+S

34B.— (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), regulation 34A ceases to have effect at the end of the period of [F2 24 months] beginning with IP completion day.

(2) Notwithstanding the expiry of regulation 34A—

(a) any EEE which was placed on the market pursuant to regulation 34A may continue to be made available on the market on or after the expiry of regulation 34A;

(b) any obligation to which a person was subject in respect of EEE placed on the market pursuant to regulation 34A continues to have effect after the expiry of regulation 34A, in respect of that EEE.

(3) Regulation 34A continues to apply to EEE that—

(a) was available on the market in the EU prior to IP completion day; and

(b) is placed on the market on or after IP completion day.

(4) Where EEE is placed on the market pursuant to paragraph (3), regulation 24(1) does not apply where—

(a) the importer has imported the EEE from the EU; and

(b) before placing the product on the market, the importer sets out the information referred to in regulation 24(1) in a document accompanying the EEE.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 34B, 34C inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1647), regs. 1(3), 12(7)

F2 Words in reg. 34B(1) substituted (9.12.2021) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1273), regs. 1, 7, Sch. 1