European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (c. 29)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Technical barriers to trade: use of relevant international standards

Amendments of retained direct EU legislation U.K.

19 U.K. In Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast), in Article 2(3) (designated standard) (substituted by paragraph 3(i) of Schedule 34 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696))—

(a) in subparagraph (1)(a), after “body” insert “ or an international standardising body ”;

(b) after subparagraph (3) insert—

“(3A) In this paragraph “international standardising body” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, part of Annex 1A to the agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 (as modified from time to time).”;

(c) in subparagraph (5)—

(i) after “with” insert “ such ”;

(ii) at the end insert “ or by international standardising bodies as the Secretary of State considers to be relevant. ”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 19 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(ee)