Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 18 U.K. Work programme

[F1 1.] [F2 A competent authority] may establish a work programme grouping together similar active substances setting priorities on the basis of safety concerns for human and animal health or the environment and taking into account, as far as possible, the need for an effective control and resistance management of target pest. The programme may require interested parties to submit all the necessary data to the [F3 competent authority] within a period provided for in the programme.

[F4 2.] The programme shall include the following:

(a)

the procedures concerning the submission and assessment of applications for renewal of approvals;

(b)

the necessary data to be submitted, including measures to minimise animal testing, in particular the use of non-animal test methods and intelligent testing strategies;

(c)

the periods for submission of such data;

(d)

rules on the submission of new information;

(e)

period for assessment and decision making;

(f)

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[F6 3. The competent authority may vary or withdraw a work programme established by it.

4. The competent authority must publish the work programme and notice of any variation or withdrawal of a work programme in such manner as the competent authority thinks appropriate.

5. The Secretary of State may establish, vary or withdraw a work programme under paragraph 1 or 3 instead of a competent authority—

(a) in relation to Wales, with the consent of the Welsh Ministers;

(b) in relation to Scotland, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

6. Where the Secretary of State establishes, varies or withdraws a work programme in accordance with paragraph 5, a reference in paragraph 4 to the competent authority is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of State.

7. Where the Secretary of State establishes, varies or withdraws a work programme in accordance with paragraph 5 in respect of one or more competent authorities, the programme must also include an allocation of evaluation of active substances to the Secretary of State and those competent authorities, taking into account a balance in the responsibilities and work to be done among the Secretary of State and those competent authorities.

8. A competent authority may request in writing from the competent authority which receives data relating to an active substance in accordance with a work programme under this Article a copy of that data, which the competent authority must provide as soon as reasonably practicable.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 18 renumbered as Art. 18(1) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(26)(a) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(26)(b)(i) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 18(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(26)(b)(ii) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 18 renumbered as Art. 18(2) (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(26)(c) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Art. 18(2)(f) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(26)(d) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Art. 18(3)-(8) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(26)(e) (with Sch. 1) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1376, regs. 1(4), 3(4)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)