Article 5 First approvalF1
United Kingdom
1.
First approval must be for a period not exceeding—
(a)
10 years for an active substance, safener or synergist;
(b)
15 years for a low-risk active substance (see Article 22);
(c)
7 years for a candidate for substitution (see Article 24).
2.
Paragraph 1 is subject to Article 17.
3.
Approval for a basic substance (see Article 23) is for an unlimited period.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(3) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)