Relating to the new Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulation - October 2023

Dear Customer,
The British regulation regarding the control of explosives precursors and poisons will enter into force on 1st October 2023. These regulations extend to England, Wales and Scotland and will become part of the Poisons Act 1972. This regulation requires you to complete a customer statement every 18 months to verify the legitimacy of the business which is purchasing any regulated poisons and/or explosives precursors. Regulated products contain:
 
-     more than 10% hydrochloric acid
 
You are requested to complete and sign the customer statement as soon as possible. All information is mandatory. Please also provide a scan of your photographic identification. This can include a passport, driving licence or business ID card. Comax will keep it for 18 months in agreement with GDPR conditions. Please be aware that Comax will not be allowed to sell your business any affected products if the statement is not completed. This means orders for affected products will be blocked until a completed customer statement is received.

The completion of this statement confirms that you understand any regulated substances must be used for legitimate business use only. You also confirm that you will report any suspicious transactions, significant disappearances or thefts of regulated and reportable substances. Reportable products contain:
 
-          Sodium hypochlorite solutions above 6% available chlorine
-          more than 12% Sodium hydroxide
To report suspicious activity and for more guidance, go to:
https://report-suspicious-chemical-activity.dsa.homeoffice.gov.uk/login

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* 1. Business Name

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* 2. Business Address

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* 3. Nature of Business: e.g your Trade/Business/Profession/Industry

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* 4. Intended use of the regulated chemicals

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* 5. VAT Number ( If VAT registered)

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* 6. Authorised Individuals Name

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* 7. Authorised Individuals Email Address

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* 8. Documents to provide (Copy of photographic ID of the authorised individual) e.g. drivers license, photocard, passport.

Please upload the ID or if you are unable to upload please email to purchasing@comaxuk.com and select I have sent my ID by email in question 8.

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* 9. Confirm ID Submission Method

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* 10. Date

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Declaration

By submitting this form I hereby declare that any purchased regulated products shall be used for legitimate business uses and will only be sold or delivered to another professional user if they make a similar declaration in line with The Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulation 2023. I will ensure that any suspicious transactions, significant disappearances or thefts of products containing regulated and reportable substances are reported as required by the 2023 regulation.

Explanatory note regarding Data Protection

Comax is committed to comply with The Data Protection Act 2018 (The UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation) which applies to the processing of personal data. To comply with The Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulation 2023 regarding the sale of regulated substances Comax informs you that we will collect your personal data, which includes, your name, position and a copy of your photographic identification.

Comax herewith commits that we will only access and process your personal data solely on a need-to-know basis to enable us to pursue the above purpose. Comax takes the security of your personal data very seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure your personal data according to ‘Comax Data Protection and Privacy Policy’ accessible under: https://www.comaxuk.com/privacy-policy-and-cookies

Your personal data is stored for 18 months in compliance with The Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulation 2023.

As data subject you have the following rights as they are identified by the applicable law:

i)                    be informed about how your data is being used;

ii)                   access and obtain a copy of your personal data on request;

iii)                 require that we change or update incorrect or incomplete data;

iv)                 require that we erase or delete all or part of your personal data, for example where the personal data is no                                        longer necessary for the purposes of processing;

v)                   restrict or object to the processing of your personal data.

If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights, please send an email to our Data Protection and Privacy Office at marketing@comaxuk.com. If you believe that the organisation has not complied with your data protection rights, you can lodge a complaint and/or report any misuse to the competent authority.
By signing this customer statement, it is assumed that you agree with the use of your personal data for this purpose.

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