The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 758

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Amendment of Titles 1 to 15

PART 8 U.K. Amendment of Title 8: Restrictions on the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures and articles

59.—(1) Article 73 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For the heading substitute “ Restriction decisions ”.

(3) In paragraph 1—

(a) in the first subparagraph—

(i) for “Commission shall prepare” substitute “ Secretary of State must propose ”;

(ii) for the words from “the opinion of the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis” to “whichever is the earlier” substitute “ the Agency's opinions ”;

(iii) at the end, insert “ The functions of deciding whether to propose a draft amendment, and of proposing a draft amendment, are subject to the consent requirement in Article 4A. ”;

(b) in the second subparagraph, for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(4) For paragraph 2 substitute—

“2.   The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend Annex 17 to include the draft amendment.

Regulations under this paragraph are to be made by statutory instrument; and a statutory instrument containing regulations made under this paragraph is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

The function of making regulations under this Article is subject to the consent requirement in Article 4A.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 59 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)