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SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENTS TO RETAINED DIRECT EU LEGISLATION

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

35.  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.