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Yes. The EU PIC Regulation places obligations on companies based in the EU who wish to export chemicals listed in Annex I to non-EU countries. After the end of the transition period, any such exports to the UK(Great Britain) will need to be notified.
In Northern Ireland the PIC Regulation continues to apply after the transition period. Therefore, shipments from the EU to Northern Ireland and vice-versa are not subject to PIC obligations. Please refer to Q&A 1711 and QA 1568 for further details.
The UK is itself a Party to the Rotterdam Convention. Therefore, if after the end of the transition period you are planning to export a chemical listed in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to the UK, you must check in the latest PIC Circular whether the UK has provided an import response. In case there is a positive response, it will be sufficient to submit a special RIN request (please see the factsheet);
In the absence of a response, you must submit an export notification, and an explicit consent from the authorities in the UK will be required in order for the export to take place.
In Northern Ireland the PIC Regulation continues to apply after the transition period. Therefore, shipments from the EU to Northern Ireland and vice-versa are not subject to PIC obligations. Please refer to Q&A 1711 for further details.
- Any national legislation regulating exports in place in the UK;
- If the exported chemical is listed in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention (as well as being subject to the EU PIC Regulation).
Yes, pursuant to Article 10(1) of the PIC Regulation, in the first quarter of the year following the import you should provide details on the import(s) to your Designated National Authority (DNA) by means of ePIC.
In Northern Ireland the PIC Regulation continues to apply after the transition period; therefore, shipments from companies located in Northern Ireland to the EU and vice-versa are not subject to such reporting obligations under PIC.
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