Paragraph 4 Effect of a decision to include active substances in Annex I on relevant plant protection products which are approved pesticides

Where, in relation to any relevant plant protection product which is an approved pesticide, it has been decided under Article 6 that its relevant active substances should be included in Annex I, the Ministers shall notify the pesticide approval holder of that fact and the pesticide approval holder shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event not later than three months after that notification, or such longer period as the Ministers may determine and notify to the pesticide approval holder, make an application for an approval of the relevant plant protection product under regulation 5.

After having submitted an applicaton under regulation 5, the pesticide approval holder may continue to place on the market and use the relevant plant protection product until such time as the Ministers notify him of their decision to grant or refuse an approval under that regulation.

Where the pesticide approval holder fails to provide adequate information to enable the Ministers to consider the application, the Ministers shall notify him of that failure and the pesticide approval holder shall, within such reasonable period as may be specified in the notification, submit further information to the Ministers to enable them to consider the application.