Schedule 4 | Technical Barriers To Trade: Use Of Relevant International Standards | European Union Future Relationship Act 2020 C29

SCHEDULE 4 Technical Barriers to Trade: Use of Relevant International Standards

European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (2020 c 29) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 4 Technical Barriers to Trade: Use of Relevant International Standards

Section 19

Amendments of subordinate legislation

In the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/618), in regulation 3A (designated standard) (inserted by regulation 3(6) of the Medical Devices (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/791))—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a)(i), after “body” insert “or an international standardising body”;

(b) after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) In this regulation “international standardising body” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, part of Annex 1A to the agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 (as modified from time to time).”;

(i) after “with” insert “such”;

(ii) at the end insert “or by international standardising bodies as the Secretary of State considers to be relevant.”

In the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1803), in regulation 6 (presumption of conformity)—

(a) in paragraph (2), for the words from “voluntary” to “the product” substitute

“standard (“S”) which—

(a) is a voluntary national standard of the United Kingdom or a standard adopted by an international standardising body, and

(b)