The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)

Prospective

[X1 Amendments to Annex 1 U.K.

22.— (1) Annex 1 is amended as follows.

(2) The Table in Part A is amended in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (14).

(3) In the entry for tetrabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₆Br₄O, in the fourth column—

(a) in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(b) in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council” substitute “ the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 M1 ”;

(c) in point 4, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(4) In the entry for pentabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₅Br₅O, in the fourth column—

(a) in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(b) in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EC” substitute “ the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ”;

(c) in point 4, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(5) In the entry for hexabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₄Br₆O, in the fourth column—

(a) in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(b) in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EC” substitute “ the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ”;

(c) in point 4, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(6) In the entry for heptabromodiphenyl ether C₁₂H₃Br₇O, in the fourth column—

(a) in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”;

(b) in point 3, for “Directive 2011/65/EC” substitute “ the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ”;

(c) in point 4, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(7) In the entry for bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decabromodiphenyl ether; decaBDE), in the fourth column—

(a) in point 2, for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”;

(b) in point 3—

(i) in the words before point (a), for “Member States report to the Commission” substitute “ the Secretary of State reports to the Secretariat of the Convention ”;

(ii) in point (c), for “Directive 2011/65/EC” substitute “ the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ”;

(c) in point 5, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”;

(d) in point 6, for “Union provisions” substitute “ retained EU law ”.

(8) In the entry for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) C₈F₁₇SO₂X, in the fourth column—

(a) in point 3, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”;

(b) in point 4—

(i) in the first paragraph, for “Member States report to the Commission” substitute “ the competent authority (except in the case of DAERA) reports to the appropriate authority ”;

(ii) in the second paragraph (beginning “Where such a derogation concerns”)—

(aa) for “Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council” substitute “ the Permitting Regulations ”;

(bb) omit the words from “described” to “Directive 2008/1/EC”;

(iii) in the third paragraph, for “Commission” substitute “ appropriate authority ”.

(9) In the entry for endosulfan, in the fourth column, in point 2, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(10) In the entry for polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), in the fourth column—

(a) in the first paragraph, for “Directive 96/59/EC” substitute “ the PCB Regulations ”;

(b) in the second paragraph, for “Member States” substitute “ The appropriate authority ”.

(11) In the entry for 1 hexabromocyclododecane, in the fourth column—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit “, subject to review by the Commission by 22 March 2019”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”;

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Union provisions” substitute “ retained EU law ”.

(12) In the entry for hexachlorobutadiene, in the fourth column, in point 2, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(13) In the entry for polychlorinated naphthalenes, in the fourth column, in point 2, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(14) In the entry for alkanes C₁₀-C₁₃, chloro (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) (SCCPs), in the fourth column, in point 3, for “and fourth subparagraphs” substitute “ subparagraph ”.

(15) In the endnotes—

(a) omit endnote (1);

(b) in endnote (3), omit “(OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1)”;

(c) omit endnote (4).]

Editorial Information

X1 This statutory instrument was made under a procedure whereby it ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which it was made unless, during that period, the instrument was approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. It was not approved by Parliament within that period and so has ceased to have effect.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2012/3032, amended by S.I. 2014/1771, 2018/942, 2019/188 (amendments pending), 2019/492.