The Pesticides and Fertilisers (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Yn ddilys o 31/12/2020

Regulation 14(6)

SCHEDULE E+W New Schedule A1 to the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(4)

Regulation 2(1)

“SCHEDULE A1 E+W Modification of the Directive

1.   For the purposes of these Regulations, the Directive is to be read as follows.

2.   A reference in the Directive to “Member States”—

(a) in Article 4, is to be read as a reference to the Ministers and the Department;

(b) except in Article 8(6), is otherwise to be read as a reference to the appropriate United Kingdom competent authority.

3.   Article 3 is to be read as if in paragraph 10(b), for the words from “Directive 98/8/EC” to the end there were substituted “ Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products ”.

4.   Article 4 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the fifth subparagraph, for the words from “Community” to the end substitute “ retained EU law on the use of pesticides ”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) the first subparagraph were omitted;

(ii) in the second subparagraph, the words from “and any substantial” to the end were omitted;

(c) paragraphs 3 and 4 were omitted;

(d) in paragraph 5, the reference to Article 2 of Directive 2003/35/EC were a reference to that Article read in accordance with paragraph 16.

5.   Article 5 is to be read as if paragraph 3 were omitted.

6.   Article 6 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 1, in the third sentence, for the words from “as toxic” to the end there were substituted “ for acute toxicity, carcinogenicity, germ cell mutagenicity, or reproductive toxicity pursuant to Regulation 1272/2008 ”;

(b) in paragraph 3, for “Community legislation” there were substituted “ retained EU law ”.

7.   Article 7 is to be read as if paragraph 3 were omitted.

8.   Article 8 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 4, the second subparagraph were omitted;

(b) in paragraph 6—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” there were substituted “ The appropriate United Kingdom competent authority ”;

(bb) “and inform the Commission thereof” were omitted;

(ii) in the second subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member State” in the first place it occurs there were substituted “ appropriate United Kingdom competent authority ”;

(bb) for “in other” there were substituted “ by the other appropriate United Kingdom competent authorities or ”;

(cc) for “in another” there were substituted “ by another appropriate United Kingdom competent authority or by a ”;

(iii) in the third subparagraph—

(aa) for “Member States” in the first place it occurs there were substituted “ The appropriate United Kingdom competent authority ”;

(bb) for “in other” there were substituted “ by other appropriate United Kingdom competent authorities or ”;

(c) paragraph 7 were omitted.

9.   Article 9 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 2(b), for “Member State” there were substituted “ appropriate United Kingdom competent authority ”;

(b) in paragraph 3, in the first subparagraph, for “shall designate the authorities competent for establishing” there were substituted “ must establish ”;

(c) in paragraph 6, “or Community” were omitted.

10.   Article 11(2)(a) is to be read as if—

(a) for “dangerous for the aquatic environment pursuant to Directive 1999/45/EC” there were substituted “ hazardous to the aquatic environment pursuant to Regulation 1272/2008 ”;

(b) for “Article 16(3) of” there were substituted “ Annex 10 to ”.

11.   Article 12 is to be read as if for point (b) there were substituted—

“(b) the areas described in regulation 10(2)(c) of the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012;”.

12.   Article 13 is to be read as if in paragraph 1(e), for “Community legislation” there were substituted “ retained EU law ”.

13.   Article 14 is to be read as if—

(a) paragraph 3 were omitted;

(b) in paragraph 4, the second subparagraph were omitted.

14.   Article 15 is to be read as if—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the first subparagraph—

(aa) in the first sentence, “Harmonised” were omitted;

(bb) in the second sentence, for “harmonised ones” there were substituted “ risk indicators in Annex IV ”;

(ii) the second subparagraph were omitted;

(b) in paragraph 2, in point (a)—

(i) “harmonised” were omitted;

(ii) for “the Community legislation concerning statistics on plant protection products” there were substituted “ Article 67(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ”;

(c) for paragraph 3 there were substituted—

“3.   The appropriate United Kingdom competent authority must make available the results of the evaluations carried out pursuant to paragraph 2 to the public.”;

(d) paragraph 4 were omitted.

15.   Annex 1 is to be read as if, in paragraph 7 for “relieves” there were substituted “ topography ”.

16.   For the purposes of paragraph 4(d), Article 2 of Directive 2003/35/EC is to be read as if—

(a) a reference to Member States were a reference to the Ministers and the Department;

(b) paragraph 5 were omitted.”