The Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

Jurisdiction: Great Britain
Commencement: 21st May 2026
Amends:

  • Assimilated Regulation 649/2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals
  • Assimilated Regulation 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products
  • Assimilated Regulation 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

Mini Summary

Assimilated Regulation 649/2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals concerns the export and import of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides and requires exporters to provide notification to importing countries and in some cases to obtain explicit consent from the importing country prior to the export. This EU Regulation has been assimilated into UK law.
 
 
Assimilated Regulation 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products details the rules for the authorisation of biocidal products placed on the market in Great Britain. Following the UK leaving the EU, this EU Regulation has been incorporated directly (with amendments) into domestic law in Great Britain. This entry describes the GB version of the Biocides Regulation. There is a separate entry for the remaining EU version of the Regulation. (N.B. The EU version also applies in Northern Ireland.)
 
 
Assimilated Regulation 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures England Scotland Wales  introduces a globally harmonised system for classification, labelling and packaging of hazardous chemicals. Following the UK’s departure from the EU, this Regulation has been incorporated directly (with amendments) into domestic law in Great Britain. This entry describes the GB version of CLP.

 

Duties

Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.

 

Amendment

Assimilated Regulation 649/2021 is updated so that the same conditions apply for the import and export of all chemicals which required prior informed consent (PIC). The requirements to comply with additional conditions when importing specific chemicals or obtaining a special reference identification number for export declarations are removed.

 

 

Assimilated Regulation 528/2012 is updated allowing biocidal products to remain on the market in Great Britain until 31st July 2031 where an application for renewal of approval has been received by the HSE, but decisions have not been made before the expiry date of the approval. The HSE can also now authorise essential biocidal products to remain on the market where danger to public, animal or environmental health cannot be contained by means other than biocide use.

 

 

Assimilated Regulation 1272/2008 updates the procedure for mandatory classification and labelling of substances and mixtures to allow the HSE to fast-track approvals where another country has applied the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in a similar way to the UK.

 

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