PART 4Transitional Provision
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1
For a period of six months beginning with exit day the requirements of the provisions listed in paragraph (2) do not apply to—
a
an import of tissues or cells into the United Kingdom from an EEA state or Gibraltar;
b
an export of tissues or cells from the United Kingdom into an EEA state or Gibraltar,
provided that the Authority is satisfied that the import or, as the case may be, export meets the requirements of traceability and standards of quality and safety equivalent to those laid down in the Regulations.
2
The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
a
regulation 11(4A) to (4C) of the Regulations.
b
Schedule 2 to the Regulations.
3
In this regulation—
a
“the Regulations” means the Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007; and
b
the terms “the Authority”, “cells”, “tissue” and “traceability” have the same meanings as they have in the Regulations.