Amendments to the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007

5.  In the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007(1)—

(a)for regulation 2 substitute—

“Meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021

2.  In these Regulations, “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021” means Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast), as amended from time to time.”;

(b)in regulation 3(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(c)in regulation 4(1)—

(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003” substitute “Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(2)”;

(d)in regulation 5, for the words from “Regulation” to “substances)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (control of manufacturing, placing on the market and use, and the listing of substances)”;

(e)in regulation 6(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (stockpiles)”;

(f)in regulation 7(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (waste management)”;

(g)in regulation 8(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(h)in regulation 9(2)—

(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (a) (and the “and” which follows it);

(i)in regulation 10(1)—

(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”.

(1)

S.I. 2007/3106, amended by S.I. 2018/1405; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.