The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 make the necessary corrections to ensure the Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants functions once we leave the EU. This will maintain the operability of regulations which implement the Stockholm Convention through the elimination and restriction of the use of chemicals that have been internationally recognised as toxic, persistent, bio-accumulative and highly mobile. It also amends regulation No. 3106 Persistent Organic Pollutants 2007, to enable it to continue to operate following the UK’s Exit from the European Union. There are corrections to some provisions of the EU legislation relating to legislative functions which will be made in a subsequent statutory instrument.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 8 November 2018
• Last updated: 21 December 2018 — See all updates

• Laid on: 8 November 2018
• Sift end date: 21 November 2018
• Sifting status: Closed
• Subject: Environment

Statutory instrument

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Explanatory memorandum

Explanatory Memorandum to The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Sifting committees’ recommendation

The sifting committees agreed with the government that this statutory instrument does not have to have a debate in parliament, though one may still occur.

Find this statutory instrument on legislation.gov.uk.

Published 8 November 2018
Last updated 21 December 2018 + show all updates

1. 21 December 2018

   This SI was laid before Parliament on 21 December under the negative procedure

2. 22 November 2018

   Both sifting committees have given their recommendation for this statutory instrument.

3. 8 November 2018

   First published.

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