The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment to Part 1 N.I.

2.—(1) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the following definitions for “member State” substitute “ relevant state ”

(i) “accreditation certificate”;

(ii) “competent national authority”;

(iii) “registration number”;

(b) in the definition of “importer”—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a) for “EU” substitute “ relevant market ”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b) for “third country on the EU” substitute “ market outside of the relevant market on the relevant ”;

(c) in the following definitions for “EU” substitute “ relevant ”

(i) “make available on the market”;

(ii) “place on the market”;

(d) after the definition of “relevant economic operator” insert—

““relevant market” means—

(a) the market in Northern Ireland; and

(b) the market of the EEA states;

“relevant state” means—

(a) Northern Ireland; or

(b) any EEA state;”.

(2) In regulation 2(3) for “member State” substitute “ relevant state ”.

(3) In regulation 3(2(h)(i) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “ Northern Ireland ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 31.12.2020, see reg. 1(b)