{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-354/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-354/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/354",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 of 18 April 2013 on changes of biocidal products authorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-354",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Grouping of changes",
  "text": "1. Where several changes of products are sought, a separate notification or application shall be submitted in respect of each change sought.\n2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following rules shall apply:\n(a) a single notification may cover a series of proposed administrative changes affecting different products in the same manner;\n(b) a single notification may cover a series of proposed administrative changes affecting the same product;\n(c) a single application may cover more than one proposed change of the same product in the following cases:\n(1)one of the proposed changes in the group is a major change of the product; all other proposed changes in the group are a direct consequence of that change;\n(2)one of the proposed changes in the group is a minor change; all other proposed changes in the group are a direct consequence of that change;\n(3)all changes in the group are a direct consequence of a new classification of the active substance(s) or non-active substance(s) contained in the product or of the product itself;\n(4)all changes in the group are a direct consequence of a specific condition of the authorisation;\n(d) a single application may cover more than one proposed change if the competent authority confirms that it is practically feasible to handle those changes in the same procedure.\nThe single applications referred to in points (c) and (d) of the first subparagraph shall be made in accordance with Article 7 ... where at least one of the proposed changes is a minor change of the product and none of the proposed changes is a major change of the product, and with Article 8 ... where at least one of the proposed changes is a major change of the product.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(2)(d) 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. 181(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 181(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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. 181(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/354/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:43.181490+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}