Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Persistent Organic Pollutants (Various Amendments) Regulations 2019.

Commencement

2.—(1) Regulations 1, 2 and 5 come into force on 15th July 2019.

(2) Regulations 3 and 4 come into force on 12th August 2019.

Amendment to the Environment Act 1995

3.  In section 41(1)(e) of the Environment Act 1995(4), for the words from “Regulation” to “Directive 79/117/EEC” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast)”.

Amendment to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005

4.  For Schedule 8 to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005(5), substitute the new Schedule 8 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Amendments to the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007

5.  In the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007(6)—

(a)for regulation 2 substitute—

“Meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021

2.  In these Regulations, “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021” means Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast), as amended from time to time.”;

(b)in regulation 3(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(c)in regulation 4(1)—

(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b), for “Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003” substitute “Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(7)”;

(d)in regulation 5, for the words from “Regulation” to “substances)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (control of manufacturing, placing on the market and use, and the listing of substances)”;

(e)in regulation 6(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (stockpiles)”;

(f)in regulation 7(1), for the words from “Regulation” to “waste)” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (waste management)”;

(g)in regulation 8(1), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(h)in regulation 9(2)—

(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (a) (and the “and” which follows it);

(i)in regulation 10(1)—

(i)in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (a), for “Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2019/1021”.

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE

Regulation 54

“SCHEDULE 8Form of consignee’s return to producer or holder

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations supplement Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (OJ No. L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 45).

Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 replaces and repeals Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (OJ No. L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7). Regulations 3 to 5 make various amendments to the following enactments to reflect this—

(a)the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25),

(b)the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/894), and

(c)the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3106).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.