The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 5 U.K. Existing guidance

Existing guidance U.K.

15.—(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies to a guidance document which relates to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as it had effect immediately before [F1 IP completion day] , where—

(a) before [F1 IP completion day] , the guidance document was noted by the Committee, and

(b) immediately before [F1 IP completion day] , that guidance document had not been withdrawn or replaced.

(2) A guidance document to which this sub-paragraph applies is taken to have been issued by each competent authority in relation to its constituent territory in accordance with Article 77(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

(3) Where the guidance document to which sub-paragraph (2) applies relates to scientific methods referred to in Article 4(2)(a) or (3)(b) or (e) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, those methods are taken to have been accepted by each competent authority in accordance with Article 4(8).

(4) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), “the Committee” means the Standing Committee described in Article 79(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as it had effect immediately before [F1 IP completion day] .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Pesticides (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1376), regs. 1(4), 3(21)(a)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 31.12.20 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)