Republic of Ireland legislation

RI 2020/670   Amends The European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Calculation Methods and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2017 (RI 2017/160).  Published 18th December. Amendments to Regulations 8 and 17.

A 2020 c.29.  European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020. Comes into force 31st December. This bill implements the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and the Agreements on Nuclear Cooperation and on Security Procedures for Exchanging and Protecting Classified Information (the Agreements).

It also enables the implementation of arrangements and Agreements that are either foreseen in the Agreements, or which are agreed by the UK and EU to be supplementary’ to the TCA. The Bill provides for the application of the Agreements in domestic law where relevant. The Bill also creates powers to make secondary legislation, where appropriate, to enable the Agreements to be implemented domestically or for domestic law to be interpreted in light of the Agreement.

SI 2020/1647. The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.  Coming into force immediately before IP completion day.   These Regulations amend SI 2012/3032 The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 and SI 2015/1640 Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015.  New schedules are added to SI 2012/3032 listing of exempted applications.  The other amendments are concerned with the implementation of the Regulations in Northern Ireland following Brexit.