Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[X1 [F1 Article 127EA U.K. Appointment of only representative where Article 127E applies

1. This Article applies in relation to a protected transitional import of a substance by a GB user or distributor (within the meaning of Article 127E) that is not a protected NI import.

2. If, or to the extent that, the appointment of an only representative by the manufacturer, formulator or producer relates to the substance as imported, Article 8 has effect as if the following provision were substituted for paragraphs 1 to 3 of that Article—

“1. A person established outside Great Britain who manufactures a substance on its own, in mixtures or in articles, formulates a mixture or produces an article that is imported into Great Britain may by mutual agreement appoint a person established in Great Britain to fulfil, as his only representative, the obligations on the GB user or distributor under Article 127E.

1A. Article 36 applies to the representative.

2. The representative must have a sufficient background in the practical handling of substances and the information related to them and, without prejudice to Article 36, must keep available and up-to-date information on quantities imported and customers sold to, as well as information on the supply of the latest update of the safety data sheet referred to in Article 31.

3. If a representative is appointed in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, the non-Great British manufacturer shall inform the GB user or distributor of the appointment.” .

3. If the GB user or distributor is informed of the appointment of the only representative in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 8 (as set out above), paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of Article 127E cease to apply to the GB user or distributor as respects any protected transitional import where the manufacturer, formulator or producer is the person who appointed the representative.] ]

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Official Journal of the European Union L 396 of 30 December 2006).

Textual Amendments

F1 Title 14A inserted (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/858, regs. 1, 4 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(a), 12(2)); S.I. 2019/1144, regs. 1, 4 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(a), 13(2)); S.I. 2020/1313, regs. 1(3), 6; S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(b), 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)