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Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 5U.K.Granting of derogation
1.The request by a manufacturer for derogation shall be made by sending an application to the competent authority F1... providing evidence relating to the criteria mentioned under Article 6(1). [F2The competent authority] can make the request for derogation dependent upon the payment F3... of a fee. Such fees, if any, shall be levied in a non-discriminatory way and shall not exceed the cost of processing the application.
2.Applications shall include a technical file supplying all the information and justifications necessary for evaluating the safety aspects related to the specific use of surfactants in detergents failing to comply with the biodegradability limits, as set out in Annex III.
In addition to the results of tests stipulated in Annex III, the technical file shall include information and results of tests, as stipulated in Annexes II and IV.
The tests laid down in Annex IV, point 4 shall be carried out on the basis of [F4the tiered approach referred to in the Commission Recommendation of 23rd December 2005 on the tiered approach technical guidance document for the purpose of implementing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council]. F5...
3.The competent authority F6..., receiving applications for derogation in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, shall examine the requests [F7and] evaluate their compliance with the conditions for derogation F8... within six months of receiving the complete application.
If the competent authority F9... deems it necessary for the evaluation of the risk which may be caused by a substance and/or a [F10mixture], it shall, within three months of receiving the application, ask for further information, verification and/or confirmatory tests concerning these substances and/or [F10mixtures] or their transformation products, of which they have been notified or have received information under this Regulation. The time period for the evaluation of the dossier by the competent authority F9... will start only after the dossier is completed with the additional information. If the requested information is not provided within 12 months, the application shall be considered incomplete and thus invalid. F11...
If further information on metabolites is sought, stepwise testing strategies should be employed to ensure maximum use of in-vitro and other non-animal test methods.
4.On the basis of, in particular, the evaluation carried out [F12under paragraph 3, the competent authority] may grant a derogation F13.... F14... [F15The competent authority shall make its decision within 12 months of completing the evaluation carried out under paragraph 3.]
5.Such derogations may allow, limit or severely restrict the placing on the market and the use of surfactants as ingredients in detergents, depending on the results of the complementary risk assessment, as defined in Annex IV. They may include a phase-out period for placing on the market and the use of surfactants as ingredients in detergents. The [F16competent authority] may review a derogation as soon as information comes to light which would justify a significant revision of the technical file that was included in the application for derogation. For this purpose, the manufacturer shall, upon request, supply to the [F16competent authority] a technical file that has been updated regarding the items mentioned in Annex IV, point 2. On the basis of this updated information, the [F16competent authority] may decide to prolong, modify or terminate the derogation. Paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 of this Article and Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
6.The [F17competent authority] shall publish the list of surfactants that have obtained derogation, with the corresponding conditions or limitations of use, as provided in Annex V.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 5(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 5(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(2)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 5(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(2)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 5(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 5(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 5(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(4)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Word in Art. 5(3) substituted for comma (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(4)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 5(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(4)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Art. 5(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(4)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1336/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance).
F11Words in Art. 5(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(4)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Art. 5(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(5)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in Art. 5(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(5)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F14Words in Art. 5(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Words in Art. 5(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(5)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F16Words in Art. 5(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F17Words in Art. 5(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/672), regs. 1, 8(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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