SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENTS TO RETAINED DIRECT EU LEGISLATION

Regulation (EC) No 1272/200835

In Article 38—

a

in the heading, for “harmonised” substitute “mandatory” and for “Part 3 of Annex VI” substitute “the UK mandatory classification and labelling list”;

b

before paragraph 1, insert a new paragraph—

A1

Any opinion of the Agency referred to in Article 37 must specify the reasons for the opinion.

c

in paragraph 1, for “referred to in Article 37(4) and any decision according to Article 37(5)” substitute “of the Agency referred to in Article 37A”;

d

for paragraph 2, substitute—

2

When making publicly available an opinion or a decision as referred to in Article 37 or Article 37A, the Agency must not publish any information in relation to which paragraph 3 applies.

e

after paragraph 2, insert—

3

This paragraph applies to information which has been made available to the Agency in relation to which a person has submitted a justification, accepted by the Agency as valid, as to why publication of the information is potentially harmful to the commercial interests of that person or any other person.