The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) plans to use the Stormont Brake for the first time to block new EU regulations on chemical product labels in Northern Ireland, citing a significant impact on everyday life.
Gavin Robinson said the EU regulation introduces a host of new requirements. The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) says it intends to pull the Stormont Brake for the first time in an attempt to stop new EU rules on packaging and labelling of chemicals from applying in Northern Ireland .It needs the support of 30 assembly members from at least two parties. Currently the DUP have 27 signatures meaning they will need the support of the Ulster Unionist Party to trigger the brake.
If that number is reached it will then be up to the UK government to judge if it has been used appropriately. The main condition is that it must be shown that the rules would have 'a significant impact specific to every day life of communities in Northern Ireland' in a way that is liable to persist. DUP leader Gavin Robinson said: 'This EU regulation introduces a host of new requirements for labels attached to chemical products, including new minimum font sizes and rules around spacing.'Critically, these changes would not be required for products on the market in Great Britain. 'The Chemical Industries Association (CIA), which represents chemical and pharmaceutical companies across the United Kingdom, has assessed that the regulation would have a significant, negative and prolonged impact on everyday life in Northern Ireland.'If the government assesses the brake has been used appropriately it then begins a process with the EU. The Joint Committee - the UK-EU body responsible for overseeing the Brexit deal - is required to discuss the rule in question. Once those discussions are concluded the UK government can either send it back to the assembly for a cross-community vote known as an applicability motion or decide the rule should not apply in Northern Irelan
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