SCHEDULE 34Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and related amendments
I1F1Insertion of Article 5A6
After Article 5 insert—
Article 5A
Obligations of responsible persons established in Northern Ireland1
Where paragraph 3 applies, a responsible person is to be treated as complying with Articles 3, 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 18, 19(1), (2) and (5) and 20 to 24.
2
Where paragraph 4 applies, a responsible person is to be treated as complying with Articles 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 18, 19(1), (2) and (5) and 20 to 24.
3
This paragraph applies where—
a
the responsible person—
i
is established in Northern Ireland;
ii
is a responsible person for the purposes of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland);
iii
has complied with the obligations of a responsible person under Article 5 of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland); and
iv
when submitting information under Article 13 the responsible person at the same time gives notice to the Secretary of State confirming the matters in points (i) to (iii); and
b
the cosmetic product is qualifying Northern Ireland goods.
4
This paragraph applies where—
a
the responsible person is a person—
i
to which Article 2(i)(bb) applies; and
ii
who gives notice to the Secretary of State when submitting information under Article 13 that a responsible person for the purposes of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland) has complied with the obligations of a responsible person under Article 5 of EU Regulation (Northern Ireland); and
b
the cosmetic product is qualifying Northern Ireland goods.
5
In this Article—
“EU Regulation (Northern Ireland)” means Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30th December 2008 on cosmetic products (recast), as it has effect by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the withdrawal agreement.
“qualifying Northern Ireland goods” has the meaning given to it in regulations made under section 8C(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.