The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

2.—(1) The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019(1) are amended as follows.

(2) Omit regulation 2.

(3) In regulation 5—

(a) in paragraph (2), for the substituted paragraph 1, substitute—

“1.   This Regulation establishes technical standards and requirements in relation to detergents and surfactants for detergents designed to achieve the free movement of those products throughout Great Britain, and the free movement of those products classified as qualifying Northern Ireland goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain, while, at the same time, ensuring a high degree of protection for human health and the environment.”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(a), in the substituted text, for “detergents on the market” substitute “detergents on the Great Britain market”.

(4) In regulation 6—

(a) for paragraph (2), substitute—

“(2) In paragraph 9—

(a) for “Union”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Great Britain”;

(b) for “the Union customs territory”, substitute “Great Britain”.”;

(b) in paragraph (3), for “United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

(c) for paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) In paragraph 10, after “natural or legal person”, insert “, established in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, ”.”;

(d) in paragraph (5), after inserted paragraph 15, insert—

“16.   ‘qualifying Northern Ireland goods’ has the meaning given to it from time to time in regulations made under section 8C(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.”.

(5) In regulation 7(2)(b), in the first indent of the substituted text, for “the UK list” substitute “the GB list”.

(6) After regulation 7, insert—

“7A.   After Article 3, insert—

“Article 3A Qualifying Northern Ireland goods

(1) Where paragraph (2) applies, detergents and surfactants for detergents are to be treated as being in conformity with Article 3(1).

(2) This paragraph applies where the detergent or surfactant for a detergent—

(a) is in conformity with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as it has effect in EU law; and

(b) is a qualifying Northern Ireland good.”.”.

(7) For regulation 9(2)(b) substitute—

“(b) in the third indent, for “the Community”, substitute “Great Britain”.”.

(8) In regulation 12(4)(b), in the inserted text, omit the fourth indent.

(9) In regulation 21, in the inserted Article 18A—

(a) in paragraph 1, omit the third indent;

(b) for paragraph 3 substitute—

“3.   In England and Wales, the county court may transfer appeal proceedings under this Regulation to the High Court.”.

(1)

S.I. 2019/672.