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Article 2 Classification of changes of products

United Kingdom

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1.

Changes of products are classified in accordance with the criteria laid down in the Annex to this Regulation. Certain categories of changes are listed in the tables of the Annex.

2.

The holder of an authorisation may request the F1competent authority to provide an opinion on the classification in accordance with the criteria laid down in the Annex to this Regulation of a change not listed in one of the tables of that Annex.

F2The opinion must be delivered within 45 days following receipt of the request and payment of the appropriate fee. In this Regulation, “appropriate fee” means the fee payable for the activity concerned in relations made under section 43 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 where the competent authority is appointed in accordance with regulation 5 of the Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013.

The F3competent authority shall publish the opinion after deletion of all information of commercial confidential nature.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 179(a) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 63(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Art. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 179(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 63(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in Art. 2(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 179(c) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1567, reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 63(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)