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Article 33 Application for authorisation or amendment of an authorisation

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

F11.

An applicant or a representative of the applicant may apply to the competent authority for authorisation to place a plant protection product on the market in a constituent territory.

1A.

An applicant or a representative of the applicant may apply to the competent authority which granted an authorisation to amend that authorisation.

2.

The application shall include the following:

(a)

a list of intended uses F2and the competent authorities to whom the applicant has made or intends to make an application;

F3(b)

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(c)

where relevant, a copy of any authorisations already granted for that plant protection product F4by a competent authority;

(d)

where relevant, a copy of any conclusion of the F5competent authority assessing equivalence as referred to in Article 38(2).

3.

The application shall be accompanied by the following:

(a)

for the plant protection product concerned, a complete and a summary dossier for each point of the data requirements of the plant protection product;

(b)

for each active substance, safener and synergist contained in the plant protection product, a complete and a summary dossier for each point of the data requirements of the active substance, safener and synergist;

(c)

for each test or study involving vertebrate animals, a justification of the steps taken to avoid animal testing and duplication of tests and studies on vertebrate animals;

(d)

the reasons why the test and study reports submitted are necessary for first authorisation or for amendments to the conditions of the authorisation;

(e)

where relevant a copy of the application for a maximum residue level as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 or a justification for not supplying such information;

(f)

where relevant for an amendment of an authorisation an assessment of all information submitted in accordance with point (h) of Article 8(1);

(g)

a draft label.

4.

When submitting the application, the applicant may pursuant to Article 63, request certain information, including certain parts of the dossier, to be kept confidential and shall physically separate that information.

The applicant shall at the same time submit the complete list of studies submitted pursuant to Article 8(2) and a list of test and study reports for which any claims for data protection pursuant to Article 59 are requested.

Upon a request for access to information the F6competent authority examining the application F7(see Article 35) shall decide what information is to be kept confidential.

F85.

Where permitted by the competent authority, the applicant may submit an application in a language other than English.

6.

On request, the applicant shall provide the F9competent authority with samples of the plant protection product and analytical standards of its ingredients.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 33(1)(1A) substituted for Art. 33(1) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(a) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Art. 33(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(b)(i) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Art. 33(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(b)(ii) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in Art. 33(2)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(b)(iii) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Words in Art. 33(2)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(b)(iv) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6

Words in Art. 33(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(c)(i) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7

Words in Art. 33(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8

Art. 33(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(d) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9

Words in Art. 33(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(9)(e) (with Sch. 1 (as amended by: S.I. 2019/1410, regs. 1(2), 6(9); and S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(21))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Notes on Section 1

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Ch. 3 Section 1 Subsection 3 heading inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(16)(a) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Ch. 3 Section 1 Subsection 3A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 5(21) (with Sch. 1) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(5)(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)