Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3106

environmental protection

The Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007

Made

30th October 2007

Laid before Parliament

1st November 2007

Coming into force

3rd December 2007

The Secretary of State—

(a)to whom it appears that it is expedient for the references to Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants(1) to be construed as references to that Regulation as amended from time to time, and

(b)who is a Minister designated(2) for the purposes of section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(3) in relation to measures relating to persistent organic pollutants,

makes these Regulations under that section.

(1)

OJ No. L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7. A corrected version of this Regulation was published in OJ No. L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5. At the time these Regulations were made the latest amendment was Commission Regulation (EC) No. 323/2007, OJ No. L 85, 27.3.2007, p. 3.