Regulation 3 Transitional arrangements for provisional approvals

any approval issued pursuant to regulation 7(1) (provisional approvals) or extended pursuant to regulation 7(5) in respect of any plant protection product containing either of those active substances shall not cease to have effect by reason only of the inclusion of those active substances in Annex I;

any such approval or extension which provides for its expiry at a date prior to 31st March 2003 shall not expire at the date provided for, but shall continue in force until the date ascertained in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) below on the same terms and conditions under which it was approved or extended (save as to date of expiry so provided);

any such approval or extension which provides for its expiry at a date on or after 31st March 2003 shall cease to have effect on the date ascertained in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) below;

any approval or extension to which sub-paragraph (b) or (c) above applies shall cease to have effect on the date on which a decision made on an application for approval under regulation 5(1) (standard approvals) has effect or 31st March 2003, whichever is earlier.