The Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013

[F1 Transitional provisions in relation to EU Exit E+W+S

3A.— (1) In this regulation—

“pre-exit period” means the period beginning with 11 July 2013 and ending immediately before IP completion day;

“product” means a cosmetic product to which these Regulations apply.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where a product was made available on the market during the pre-exit period, despite the amendments made by Schedule 34 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019—

(a) any obligation to which a person was subject and was enforced under these Regulations as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continues to have effect as it did immediately before IP completion day, in relation to that product; and

(b) enforcement authorities continue to be under an obligation to enforce the obligations referred to in paragraph (a).

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to—

(a) any obligation of any competent authority to inform the European Commission or the member States of any matter; or

(b) any obligation to take action outside of the United Kingdom in respect of that product.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 3A inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 32 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(t)(vii) and S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)