# Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 6: Applications

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Where a competent authority envisages granting an authorisation for the use of a plant protection product in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the competent authority must consider whether, in relation to its constituent territory—
(a) as a result of such use an MRL listed in Part 2 or 3 of the MRLs register needs to be modified;
(b) as a result of such use it is necessary to set a new MRL;
(c) the active substance contained in the plant protection product does not require the setting of an MRL and therefore should be listed in Part 4 of the MRLs register.
1A. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 may require the person requesting the grant of that authorisation for the plant protection product to submit an application in accordance with Article 7.
2. All parties demonstrating, through adequate evidence, a legitimate interest in health, including civil society organisations, as well as commercially interested parties such as manufacturers, growers, importers and producers of products listed in Part 1 of the MRLs register in relation to a constituent territory may also submit an application to the competent authority for that constituent territory in accordance with Article 7.
3. Where a competent authority considers that the setting, modification or deletion of an MRL is necessary, that competent authority may also compile and evaluate an application ... in accordance with Article 7.
4. Applications for import tolerances shall be submitted to any competent authority. Such applications shall be made in accordance with Article 7 of this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/396/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-396/article-6
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