G/TBT/N/GBR/50  
7 July 2022  
(22-5237) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
and electronic equipment (EEE). More  detail on product coverage can be found in Part 1 
of Schedule 1 to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical 
and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS Regulations).  
The HS code that applies is electrical components in  general (31.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Hazardous 
Substances (Legislative Functions) (Fees) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (the 2020 
Regulations); (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Introducing a regulation that makes provision for the charging 
of fees for processing applications for new exemptions, renewals of exemptions and 
revocations of exemptions from restrictions in the RoHS Regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including t he nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Under the current system the cost of determining applications for exemptions 
has been transferred to the UK taxpayer. In keeping with the UK principles of Managing 
Public Money the UK Government is now consult ing on making regulations to make 
provision for the charging of fees to recover this cost from organisations that submit 
applications for exemptions under the 2020 Regulations on a cost recovery basis. Charges 
will apply equally to both domestic and non -domestic applicants.  G/TBT/N/GBR/50  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic 
Equipment Regulations 2012  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3032/contents/made  
The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU 
Exit) Regulations 2020  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1647/made  
Consultation on charging fees for applications for exemptions to restrictions in the 
Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 
Regime  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 December 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 April 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/GBR/22_4559_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/GBR/22_4559_01_e.pdf