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

[F1 Article 25A U.K. Safeners and synergists on the market on or before 14th June 2011

1. A safener or synergist is deemed to be approved for the purposes of this Regulation in each constituent territory if on or before 14th June 2011 it was—

(a) held for the purpose of sale within the European Union, an EEA state or the United Kingdom, including being offered for sale or other form of transfer, whether free of charge or not;

(b) sold, distributed or otherwise transferred within the European Union, an EEA state or the United Kingdom, but not including return to the previous seller; or

(c) released for free circulation into the territory of the European Union, an EEA state or the United Kingdom.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, “the European Union” does not include the Republic of Croatia.

3. A safener or synergist is deemed to be approved in accordance with paragraph 1 in a constituent territory until—

(a) where an application for approval of that safener or synergist is received in accordance with Article 7 (as applied by Article 25(2)), the date on which a decision is made by the competent authority for that constituent territory or the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 13 (as applied by Article 25(2));

(b) otherwise, the earliest of the following dates—

(i) the date on which the competent authority or the Secretary of State decides to withdraw approval of the safener or synergist for that constituent territory in accordance with Article 21 as applied by paragraph 4;

(ii) the date on which the first regulations made under Article 8(4)(a) in respect of safeners or synergists (as the case may be) which apply to that constituent territory come into force.

4. Article 21 applies to a safener or synergist deemed to be approved in accordance with paragraph 1 as if—

(a) a reference to an active substance were a reference to that safener or synergist;

(b) paragraph 2 were omitted;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) in point (a), the words from “or the assessment” to “Article 20A,” were omitted;

(ii) point (b) (and the “or” immediately preceding it) were omitted;

(d) in paragraph 5, for “or (b) apply” there were substituted “applies”;

(e) paragraph 8(b) (and the “and” immediately preceding it) were omitted;

(f) in paragraph 9, in the words before point (a) “or 2” were omitted.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 25A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/556), regs. 1(1), 4(33) (with Sch. 1); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)