TITLE IIMAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS

CHAPTER IRisk assessment and risk management

Section 2Other pharmacologically active substances for which an opinion of the Agency may be requested

Article 10Pharmacologically active substances contained in biocidal products used in animal husbandry

1

For the purposes of Article 10(2)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, for pharmacologically active substances intended to be used in a biocidal product used in animal husbandry, the maximum residue limit shall be established:

a

following the procedure referred to in Article 9 of this Regulation for:

  1. (i)

    active substances/product type combinations included in the 10-year programme of work referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC;

  2. (ii)

    active substances/product type combinations to be included in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC for which a dossier has been accepted by the competent authority as referred to in Article 11(1)(b) of that Directive before 6 July 2009;

b

following the procedure referred to in Article 8 of this Regulation and on the basis of an application submitted in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation for all other active substances/product type combinations to be included in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC for which the establishment of a maximum residue limit is deemed necessary by the Member States or the Commission.

2

The Commission shall classify the pharmacologically active substances referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with Article 14. For the purposes of classification, a regulation as referred to in Article 17(1) shall be adopted by the Commission.

However, any specific provisions relating to the conditions of use of the substances classified in accordance with the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be laid down pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 98/8/EC.

3

The costs of evaluations carried out by the Agency following a request made in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of this Article shall be covered by the budget of the Agency as referred to in Article 67 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004. However, this shall not apply to the evaluation costs of a rapporteur designated, in accordance with Article 62(1) of that Regulation, for the establishment of a maximum residue limit where that rapporteur has been appointed by a Member State that has already received a fee for that evaluation on the basis of Article 25 of Directive 98/8/EC.

The amount of the fees for evaluations carried out by the Agency and the rapporteur following an application made in accordance with paragraph 1(b) of this Article shall be established in accordance with Article 70 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004. Council Regulation (EC) No 297/95 of 10 February 1995 on fees payable to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products17 shall apply.