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UK enacts Persistent Organic Pollutants Amendment Regulations 2025
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2025Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)UK
Announced
Mar 11, 2025
Effective
Apr 1, 2025
Implementation
Apr 1, 2025
Description
The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2025 were made on March 11, 2025 and came into force on April 1, 2025. These regulations amend the assimilated POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 to update Great Britain's implementation of Stockholm Convention requirements, including reflecting international decisions on POPs listings and exemptions adopted by the Conference of the Parties.
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UK enacts Persistent Organic Pollutants Amendment Regulations 2025
ons in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 7(6), 15(1), 15(2), and 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (“the POPs Regulation”)(1). The Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers have consented to the Secretary of State making these Regulations, in accordance with Article 2A of the POPs Regulation. In accordance with Articl