European Directive 2008/43/EC introduced marking and record keeping requirements for civil use explosives across Europe. This was implemented in Great Britain (GB) through the Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations 2010 (ITOER 2010) and similar Regulations in Northern Ireland (NI) (S.R. 2010/143).
Directive 2008/43/EC was amended by Directive 2012/4/EU. The amendments removed some items from scope, delayed the coming into force date, and provided more certainty in relation to the marking requirements for small explosives items. Due to the short timescale for transposition, the UK concentrated on implementing the most urgent provisions, namely delaying the coming into force date for marking requirements to April 2013. This was implemented in GB through the Identification and Traceability of Explosives (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (ITOE(A)R 2012) and similar Regulations in NI (S.R. 2012/123).
The Identification and Traceability of Explosives Regulations 2013 (ITOER 2013) will come into effect from 5 April 2013. ITOER 2013 will consolidate ITOER 2010 and ITOE(A)R 2012 and complete transposition of Directive 2012/4/EU.
The record keeping duty in ITOER 2013 overlap with existing duties in the Control of Explosives Regulations 1991 (COER). The duties in COER will continue to apply. However, they are currently being reviewed as part of the ongoing Explosives Legislative Review Programme.
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