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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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1.Participation in the Convention shall be [F2the] responsibility of the [F3Secretary of State], in particular as regards technical assistance, the exchange of information and matters relating to dispute settlement, participation in subsidiary bodies and voting.
[F42.The Designated National Authority must:
(a)transmit Great Britain export notifications to other Parties, countries and Northern Ireland pursuant to Article 8; and
(b)receive information from the Secretariat more generally.
2A.The Secretary of State must provide to the Secretariat:
(a)notifications of each relevant final regulatory action concerning chemicals qualifying for PIC notification pursuant to Article 11;
(b)information concerning other final regulatory actions involving chemicals not qualifying for PIC notification pursuant to Article 12; and
(c)Great Britain import responses for chemicals subject to the PIC procedure pursuant to Article 13.
2B.The Secretary of State must also coordinate the United Kingdom input on all technical issues relating to the following:
(a)the Convention;
(b)the preparation of the Conference of the Parties established by Article 18(1) of the Convention;
(c)the Chemical Review Committee established in accordance with Article 18(6) of the Convention;
(d)other subsidiary bodies of the Conference of the Parties.]
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 5 heading 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. 149(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word in Art. 5(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. 149(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 5(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. 149(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Art. 5(2)(2A)(2B) substituted for Art. 5(2) 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. 43(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 43); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Art. 5(3) 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. 149(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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