The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendments relating to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 (“the PIC Regulation”)

41.  In paragraph 146 (amendment of Article 2 of the PIC Regulation)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) In paragraph 1, in point (b), for “the Union or a Member State” substitute “Great Britain”;”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a), omit “and the Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017”;

(ii) in paragraph (b), for the words from “, the Waste (Scotland)” to the end substitute “and the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2011”;

(iii) in paragraph (c), for the words from “(Scotland) Regulations 2002” to the end substitute “(Scotland) Regulations 2002 and the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Wales) Regulations 2002”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) In paragraph 3—

(a) in the first subparagraph, after “each importing country” insert “, or to Northern Ireland,”;

(b) in the second subparagraph, for “using the Database referred to in Article 6(1)(a)” substitute “from the exporter’s Designated National Authority”.”.