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The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

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2021-06-21

EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION

CONSUMER PROTECTION

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY

ENERGY CONSERVATION

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

HEALTH AND SAFETY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Part 2 is made in order to implement the following mutual recognition agreements (the “MRAs”) signed as a result of the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union—the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia, copies of which may be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cs-australia-no22019-ukaustralia-agreement-on-mutual-recognition-in-relation-to-conformity-assessment-certificates-and-markings;the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of New Zealand, copies of which may be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cs-new-zealand-no22019-uknew-zealand-agreement-on-mutual-recognition-in-relation-to-conformity-assessment;the Agreement on mutual recognition between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, copies of which may be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cs-usa-no52019-ukusa-agreement-on-mutual-recognition;Annex 2-B to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Korea, copies of which may be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukkorea-free-trade-agreement-with-exchange-of-notes-cs-korea-no12019;the Protocol on mutual recognition of conformity assessment to the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership, copies of which may be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukjapan-agreement-for-a-comprehensive-economic-partnership-cs-japan-no12020;the Protocol on the mutual acceptance of the results of conformity assessment to the Agreement on Trade Continuity between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Canada (the “Canadian MRA”), copies of which may be downloaded from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukcanada-agreement-on-trade-continuity-cs-canada-no12020.

The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) and Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

PART 2Provisions in respect of MRAs

Disclosure of information pursuant to an MRA7

1

The Secretary of State, or a person authorised to act on behalf of the Secretary of State, may disclose relevant information to the other Party.

2

A disclosure made in accordance with paragraph (1) does not breach any obligation of confidence owed by the Secretary of State.

3

Nothing in this regulation authorises a disclosure of information which contravenes the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, the powers conferred by this regulation are to be taken into account).

4

In this regulation—

“the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act)10;
“relevant information” means information that the United Kingdom is required to disclose to the other Party under an MRA.