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Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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F1Words in Annex 4 para. 1(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 173 (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 60); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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