Article 17U.K.Existing registration regimes

A Member State which, on 1 March 2013 has a regime in place that requires economic operators to register transactions making one or more restricted explosives precursors available to members of the general public may derogate from Article 4(1) or (2) by applying that registration regime in accordance with Article 8 to some or all of the substances listed in Annex I. The rules laid down in Article 4(4) to (7), shall apply mutatis mutandis.