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Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
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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Article 11U.K.Notification of banned or severely restricted chemicals under the Convention
1.The [F1Secretary of State] shall notify the Secretariat in writing of the chemicals listed in Part 2 of [F2the GB PIC list] which qualify for PIC notification.
2.Whenever further chemicals are added to Part 2 of [F3the GB PIC list] pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 23(2), the [F4Secretary of State] shall notify those chemicals to the Secretariat. That PIC notification shall be submitted as soon as possible after adoption of the relevant final regulatory action F5... banning or severely restricting the chemical, and no later than 90 days after the date on which the final regulatory action is to be applied.
3.The PIC notification shall provide all relevant information required in Annex IV.
4.In determining priorities for notifications, the [F6Secretary of State] shall take into account whether the chemical is already listed in Part 3 of [F7the GB PIC list], the extent to which the information requirements laid down in Annex IV can be met, and the severity of the risks presented by the chemical, in particular for developing countries.
Where a chemical qualifies for PIC notification, but the information is insufficient to meet the requirements of Annex IV, identified exporters or importers shall, upon request by the [F8Designated National Authority], provide all relevant information available to them, including that from other national or international chemical control programmes, within 60 days of the request.
5.The [F9Secretary of State] shall notify the Secretariat in writing when a final regulatory action notified under paragraphs 1 or 2 is amended as soon as possible after adoption of the new final regulatory action, and no later than 60 days after the date on which the new final regulatory action is to be applied.
The [F9Secretary of State] shall provide all relevant information that was not available at the time the initial notification was made under paragraphs 1 or 2 respectively.
6.At the request of any Party or the Secretariat, the [F10Secretary of State] shall provide additional information concerning the chemical or the final regulatory action, as far as practicable.
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[F13On the basis of the information that the Secretary of State receives from the Secretariat regarding chemicals notified as banned or severely restricted by other Parties, where] appropriate, the [F14Secretary of State] shall evaluate, in close cooperation with the [F15Designated National Authority, the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers], the need to [F16take] measures F17... in order to prevent any unacceptable risks to human health or the environment F18....
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F1Words in Art. 11(1) 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. 155(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 11(1) 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. 155(2)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 48(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 11(2) 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. 155(3)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 48(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 11(2) 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. 155(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 11(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 155(3)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 11(4) 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. 155(4)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 11(4) 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. 155(4)(a)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 48(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 11(4) 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. 155(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Art. 11(5) 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. 155(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in Art. 11(6) 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. 155(6)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Words in Art. 11(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 155(6)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Art. 11(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 155(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in Art. 11(7) 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. 155(7)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F14Words in Art. 11(7) 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. 155(7)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Words in Art. 11(7) 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. 155(7)(b)(iii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 48(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F16Word in Art. 11(7) 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. 155(7)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F17Words in Art. 11(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 155(7)(b)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F18Words in Art. 11(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 155(7)(b)(vi); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F19Art. 11(8) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 155(8); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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