The Feedingstuffs (Zootechnical Products) Regulations 1998

Ordinary applications

7.—(1) A person who wishes the United Kingdom to act as the rapporteur in connection with—

(a) an application for the Community authorisation of a zootechnical additive, or

(b) an application for the Community authorisation of a new use of an already authorised zootechnical additive

may submit an application for the Community authorisation of the additive or the new use of the additive, as the case may be, and a dossier relating to the additive, or the new use, as the case may be, to the Minister.

(2) Where documentation is submitted to the Minister pursuant to paragraph (1), he shall (subject to regulation 9)—

(a) forward it to the Commission, and

(b) forward a copy of it to each member State

in accordance with Article 4.3 of the Additives Directive, as amended by Directive 96/51/EC, if he is satisfied as specified in paragraph (3) below.

(3) The Minister is satisfied in accordance with this paragraph if he is satisfied that—

(a) the dossier submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) has been compiled in accordance with the applicable provisions of Directive 87/153/EEC, and

(b) the zootechnical additive to which the dossier relates, or the new use to which the dossier relates, as the case may be, meets the conditions laid down in Article 3a of the Additives Directive as amended by Directive 96/51/EC.

(4) If, in relation to a dossier submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister is not satisfied about both of the matters specified in paragraph (3), he shall reject the documentation, or postpone taking the action specified in paragraph (2) in relation to the documentation, until such time as he is satisfied about both of those matters.

(5) Where the Minister rejects documentation submitted to him pursuant to paragraph (1), or postpones taking the action specified in paragraph (2) in relation to it, he shall inform the Commission and each member State of the rejection or postponement, and shall notify them of the reasons for the rejection or postponement.

(6) If requested to do so by the Commission, the Minister shall forward a copy of all or part of a dossier relating to a zootechnical additive for which an application has been submitted to him pursuant to paragraph (1) to each member of the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition.