Paragraph 7 Ongoing active substance renewal applicationsI1

This paragraph applies in relation to an application for renewal of the approval of an active substance where—

An application in relation to which this paragraph applies is taken as being made under Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 on the date on which it was made, and the relevant competent authority is the assessing competent authority for that application.

Anything done before IP completion day in relation to an application to which this paragraph applies—

is taken to have been done by the relevant competent authority as the assessing competent authority.

In sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the “relevant competent authority” is the Secretary of State subject to sub-paragraphs (5) to (7).

The Secretary of State may appoint another competent authority as the relevant competent authority for an application to which this paragraph applies F2with the agreement of that competent authority.

The relevant competent authority must notify the applicant following an appointment under sub-paragraph (5).

An appointment in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) does not affect anything done by the Secretary of State as assessing competent authority prior to appointment.

In this paragraph—

• “assessing competent authority” has the meaning given by F3Article 15(1A) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;

• “co-rapporteur Member State” means the co-rapporteur Member State for the active substance which is the subject of the application as set out in the third column in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

• “rapporteur Member State” means the rapporteur Member State for the active substance which is the subject of the application as set out in the second column in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 686/2012 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day.