EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (EUR 2019/1021, “the POPs Regulation”).

Regulation 2 amends provisions in Annex 1 to the POPs Regulation so as to remove the entries concerning Dechlorane Plus and UV-328.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from  www.legislation.gov.uk, and from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.