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These Regulations may be cited as the REACH (Appointment of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 16th July 2007.
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In these Regulations—
 “competent authority” means any of the authorities referred to in Regulation 3;
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 “REACH” means EC Regulation 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals ;
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following is a competent authority—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) in Northern Ireland, the  Department for the Economy  and the  Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs  acting alone or jointly.
(2) In relation to matters outside the competence of  the Northern Ireland Assembly, the competent authority is the Secretary of State.
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Jeff Rooker
Minster of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
