3.—(1) No person shall place on the market any plant protection product unless—
(a)it has been approved under regulation 5, 7, 8 or 11; and
(b)it is placed on the market in accordance with any requirement or condition which is specified in the approval.
(2) No person shall use any plant protection product unless—
(a)it has been approved under regulation 5, 7, 8 or 11;
(b)it is used in accordance with any requirement or condition which is—
(i)specified in the approval or in any extension of use granted under regulation 10; or
(ii)required by the approval or extension of use to be on the labelling;
(c)it is used in accordance with the principles of good plant protection practice; and
(d)whenever possible, it is used in accordance with the principles of integrated control.
(3) No person shall place on the market any new active substance unless he has made an application for the inclusion of that active substance in Annex I in accordance with regulation 4(1) and has lodged with the Ministers a declaration that the active substance is intended for use in a plant protection product(1).
(4) Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above shall not apply to any plant protection product or active substance which is approved under regulation 9.
(5) Nothing in these Regulations shall impede the production, storage or movement within Great Britain of a plant protection product intended for use in another EEA State, provided that—
(a)the product is authorised by the competent authority of that EEA State for use in that EEA State; and
(b)the inspection requirements laid down by that EEA State in order to ensure compliance with Article 3(1)(2) are satisfied.
(6) Any person who contravenes or causes or permits any person to contravene paragraph (1), (2)(a) or (b) or (3) above shall be guilty of an offence.
Under Article 3(4) it is also provided that no person shall place any active substance on the market unless it is classified, packaged and labelled in accordance with Council Directive 67/548/EEC, which is implemented in Great Britain by the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3247).
Under Article 3(1) EEA States must prescribe that plant protection products may not be placed on the market and used in their territory unless they have authorised the product in accordance with the Directive.