SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS TO SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

Regulation 2(1)

Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998I11

1

The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 M1 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “hazardous substance or mixture”, for “laid down” substitute “ as provided for ”.

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002I23

1

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 M2 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “substance hazardous to health”, for “laid down” substitute “ as provided for ”.

Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002I34

1

The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 M3 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “dangerous substance”, for “laid down” substitute “ as provided for ”.

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Plant Protection Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2011I287

The Plant Protection Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2011 M4 are amended in accordance with paragraphs 8 to 16.

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1

Regulation 2(1) is amended as follows.

2

Omit the definition of “the Directive”.

F52A

After the definition of “authorisation holder”, insert—

  • “Great Britain competent authorities” means—

    1. a

      in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

    2. b

      in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

    3. c

      in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

2B

In the definition of “import tolerance”, after “has” insert “, in relation to Great Britain,”.

3

After the definition of “liability period” insert—

  • F6“MRL compliance” means, in relation to products placed on the market in Great Britain, compliance with the requirements of Article 18 of the MRL Regulation;

F73A

For the definition of “the MRL Regulation” substitute—

  • “the MRL Regulation” means—

    1. a

      in relation to Great Britain, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC;

    2. b

      in relation to Northern Ireland, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as it has effect in EU law

4

After the definition of “the MRL Regulation” insert—

“MRL supplementary information requirement” means information requested F8by a Great Britain competent authority in accordance with Article 14(3) of the MRL Regulation;

F94A

After the definition of “nominated sales representative”, insert—

  • “Northern Ireland competent authority” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;

4B

For the definition of “Regulation 1107/2009” substitute—

  • “Regulation 1107/2009” means—

    1. a

      in relation to Great Britain, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

    2. b

      in relation to Northern Ireland, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as it has effect in EU law;

5

After the definition of “Regulation 1107/2009” insert—

“standalone MRL application” means an application F10to a Great Britain competent authority which is only for the setting, modification or deletion of a maximum residue level of an active substance;

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Regulation 3 is amended as follows—

a

for the heading, substitute “Functions in Article 74(1) of Regulation 1107/2009: Northern Ireland”;

b

in paragraph (1)—

i

omit “of the Member State”;

ii

for “United Kingdom competent authorities” substitute “Northern Ireland competent authority”;

c

omit paragraph (2).

I6F1210

Regulation 4 is amended as follows—

a

in paragraph 1—

i

omit sub-paragraph (b);

ii

at the end, after “in accordance with” insert “paragraphs 1 and 3 respectively of”;

b

after paragraph 1, insert—

1A

A Great Britain competent authority may charge fees for work carried out within the scope of Regulation 1107/2009 which relates to evaluating applications made to it for the approval of active substances, safeners, synergists or basic substances, and such fees are payable in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.

1B

The Northern Ireland competent authority may charge fees for work carried out within the scope of Regulation 1107/2009 which relates to evaluating parallel trade applications made to it and such fees are payable in accordance with paragraph 1A of Schedule 1.

c

in paragraph 2—

i

for “United Kingdom” substitute “Great Britain”;

ii

after “applications for import tolerances” insert “and standalone MRL applications”;

d

after paragraph 2, insert—

2A

A Great Britain competent authority may charge fees for the evaluation of supplementary information provided in accordance with Article 14(3) of the MRL Regulation and such fees are payable in accordance with Schedule 3.

e

in paragraph (4), for “a United Kingdom” substitute “the relevant”;

f

in paragraph (5), for “A United Kingdom” substitute “The relevant”;

g

in paragraph (7), for “a United Kingdom” substitute “the relevant”.

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In regulation 6—

a

for the heading substitute “ Charge for work under the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 ”;

b

for “within the scope of the Directive” substitute “ under the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 M5 ”.

I812

In regulation 7(2)—

a

omit “or”;

F13aa

for “under regulation 4(1)” substitute “under regulations 4(1), 4(1A) or 4(1B)”;

b

at the end insert “ or regulation 4(2A) and Schedule 3 ”.

I9F1413

In regulation 8(6), for the definition of “total costs incurred” substitute—

  • “total costs incurred” means the costs referred to in regulations 5 and 6, excluding any costs in respect of which a fee is payable under—

    1. a

      regulations 4(1), 4(1A) or 4(1B) and Schedule 1,

    2. b

      regulation 4(2) and Schedule 2, or

    3. c

      regulation 4(2A) and Schedule 3;

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1

Schedule 1 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 1—

F17a

in the first sentence, after “product-related applications” insert “to a United Kingdom competent authority”;

F15b

in the table—

i

in item 4 in the second column, after “application(2)” omit “(3)”;

ii

omit items 5, 5a and 5b;

iii

in item 11 in the second column, for “for lead zonal re-registration and new product applications” substitute “ to discuss potential product applications ”;

iv

omit item 12;

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in the notes following the table—

i

omit notes (3), (5) and (6);

ii

in note (7) for “items 1-5, 10, 11 and 12” substitute “ items 1-4, 10 and 11 ”;

iii

in note (16) omit “to the United Kingdom to act as lead zonal rapporteur”;

iv

omit note (17);

v

in note (18) for “the United Kingdom” substitute “ a United Kingdom competent authority ”.

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After paragraph 1, insert—

1A

Fees for parallel trade applications to the Northern Ireland competent authority are in accordance with the following table, and each item is charged cumulatively.

Item

Chargeable item

Fee(£)

1

Preliminary consideration of an application to determine whether the application can proceed further

229

2

Parallel trade applications—

(a) co-ordination of application for a new product or change to an existing product involving parallel trade(1)

728

(b) parallel trade verification(2)

208

(c) parallel trade permit for personal use

156

(1)

Application for a parallel trade permit for other than personal use.

(2)

Verification that the product to be traded is identical to a product authorised in accordance with Regulation 1107/2009.

3

In paragraph 2—

a

in the heading, for “or synergist” substitute “ , synergist or basic substance ”;

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in the first sentence—

i

after “The fees” insert “chargeable by a Great Britain competent authority”;

ii

for “or synergist” substitute “, synergist or basic substance”.

c

in the table—

i

in the heading before item 1, for “or synergist” substitute “ , synergist or basic substance ”;

ii

omit item 2;

iii

in item 3 for the words in the second column substitute “ Co-ordination of scientific advice and public consultation and finalising the draft assessment report ”;

iv

in items 7 and 10, for the words in the second column substitute “ Co-ordination of scientific advice and public consultation, and finalising the draft assessment report ”;

v

in item 12, in the second column, after “synergist,” insert “ basic substance, ”;

d

in the notes following the table—

i

omit note (2);

ii

in note (3)—

aa

at the beginning insert “ In relation to active substances, safeners or synergists, ”;

bb

after the first sentence insert “ In relation to basic substances, a full data package comprises the complete dossier (the information referred to in Article 23(3) of Regulation 1107/2009) to support one or more uses of the basic substance. ”;

cc

in the second sentence after “the product” insert “ or basic substance ”;

iii

in note (4)—

aa

omit paragraph (c);

bb

in paragraph (d) at the beginning insert “ in relation to active substances, safeners or synergists, ”;

cc

omit paragraph (e);

dd

in paragraphs (f) and (g), at the beginning insert “ in relation to active substances, safeners or synergists, ”;

ee

after paragraph (g) insert—

h

in relation to basic substances, resubmissions (for example where the previous application for approval under Regulation 1107/2009 has been unsuccessful and a new application is made in an attempt to address all the concerns raised from that earlier submission);

i

in relation to basic substances, data to support a change to the conditions of approval of the basic substance.

iv

for the final sentence substitute—

The evaluation of scientific peer reviewed open literature on the active substance or basic substance and its relevant metabolites will be treated as a partial data package.

F203A

In paragraph 3, after “organisation” insert “by a United Kingdom competent authority”.

4

Omit paragraph 4 (including the table, and the notes following the table, in that paragraph).

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1

Schedule 2 is amended as follows.

2

In the Schedule heading, for “fee” substitute “ fees and standalone MRL application fees ”.

3

After the Schedule heading insert the paragraph heading “ Fees for import tolerances ”.

4

The existing content of the Schedule (after the Schedule heading) becomes paragraph 1.

5

In that paragraph—

F21a

in the first sentence, for the words from the start to “product-related applications” substitute “Fees chargeable by a Great Britain competent authority for import tolerances”;

b

in the table, before item 1 insert—

A1

Preliminary consideration of an application to determine whether the application can proceed further

229

A2

Co-ordination of applications

1,872

c

in the notes following the table—

i

for note (1) substitute—

1

This category is mainly for active substances not currently approved in respect of the part of F22Great Britain to which the application relates. In certain cases it may also include active substances still being reviewed if toxicological endpoints have not yet been agreed and accepted in respect of that part of F22Great Britain.

ii

in note (2)—

aa

for “plant protection products” substitute “ active substances ”;

bb

for “at a European level” substitute “ and accepted in respect of the part of F23Great Britain to which the application relates ”;

iii

in note (3)—

aa

for “plant protection products” substitute “ active substances ”;

bb

for “at European level” substitute “ and accepted in respect of the part of F24Great Britain to which the application relates ”;

iv

after note (3) insert—

Fees for multiple import tolerances for the same active substance are calculated on a modular basis with a charge applied for each crop.

6

After that paragraph insert—

Fees for standalone MRL applications2

Fees F25chargeable by a Great Britain competent authority for standalone MRL applications are in accordance with the following table.

Item

Category

Fee (£)

1

Preliminary consideration of an application to determine whether the application can proceed further

229

2

Co-ordination of applications

1,872

3

Full human health description(1)

16,224

4

Metabolism and residues evaluation(2)

6,760

5

Residues evaluation(3)

2,028

Notes

1

This category is mainly for active substances not currently approved in respect of the part of F26Great Britain to which the application relates. In certain cases it may also include active substances still being reviewed if toxicological endpoints have not yet been agreed and accepted in respect of that part of F26Great Britain.

2

This category is for active substances where toxicological endpoints have already been agreed and accepted in respect of the part of F26Great Britain to which the application relates but the residue definition has only been established for crop groups unrelated to the intended use.

3

This category is for active substances where relevant toxicological endpoints and residue definition have already been agreed and accepted in respect of the part of F26Great Britain to which the application relates.

Fees for multiple standalone applications for the same active substance are calculated on a modular basis with a charge applied for each crop or combination of maximum residue levels.

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After Schedule 2 insert—

SCHEDULE 3Maximum residue level supplementary information fees F27chargeable by a Great Britain competent authority

Regulation 4(2A)

Fees F27chargeable by a Great Britain competent authority for the evaluation of supplementary information provided in accordance with Article 14(3) of the MRL Regulation are in accordance with the following table.

Item

Category

Fee (£)

1

Preliminary consideration of application to determine whether the application can proceed further

229

2

Co-ordination of applications

1,872

3

Simple reasoned case(1)

416

4

Analytical method(2)

416

5

Toxicology(3)

3,120

6

Metabolism and residues evaluation(4)

6,760

7

Residues evaluation(5)

2,028

Notes

1

This category is for an MRL supplementary information requirement to provide additional information on aspects of the data already evaluated or to provide evidence of the commercial availability of standards for MRL compliance.

2

This category is for an MRL supplementary information requirement to provide an analytical method for MRL compliance.

3

This category is for an MRL supplementary information requirement to address the toxicological relevance of a metabolite identified in plants or products of animal origin.

4

This category is for an MRL supplementary information requirement to address plant or livestock metabolism or any other nature of residue study.

5

This category is for an MRL supplementary information requirement to provide additional residue trials or any other magnitude of residue study including monitoring data.

Fees for multiple submissions to address MRL supplementary information for the same active substance are calculated on a modular basis with a charge applied for each MRL supplementary information requirement. Large or novel studies to address MRL supplementary information requirements will incur an additional fee, as a multiple of the original fee, if significant extra work is required over and above the usual level for the module in question.

Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013I2917

The Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013 M6 are amended in accordance with paragraphs 18 to 29.

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In regulation 4(1)—

a

in the definition of “the Biocides Regulation”, for “Annexes I to IV” substitute “ Annexes II to IV ”;

b

omit the definition of “the Commission”;

c

in the definition of “competent authority”, for “a Member State” substitute “ F28Great Britain ”;

d

after the definition of “devolved administration” insert—

“Devolved Authority” means—

a

the Scottish Ministers, F29or

b

the Welsh MinistersF30...

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F32e

for the definition of “the PIC Regulation”, substitute—

  • “the PIC Regulation” means—

    1. a

      in relation to Great Britain, Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals, of which Annexes II, IV and VI are to be read as amended from time to time;

    2. b

      in relation to Northern Ireland, Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals as it has effect in EU law;

F33f

after the definition of “the PIC Regulation” insert—

  • “the Review Regulation” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

I1419

In regulation 6(1) omit “of Article 43”.

I1520

For regulation 7 substitute—

7

1

For the purposes of the PIC Regulation, the Designated National Authority is—

a

in England, Scotland and Wales, the Great Britain Executive;

b

in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Executive.

F342

In accordance with Article 18 of the PIC Regulation, the Designated National Authority is responsible for controlling the export and import of the following chemicals—

a

in relation to Great Britain, the chemicals listed in Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the GB PIC list;

b

in relation to Northern Ireland, the chemicals listed in Annex I to the PIC Regulation.

F353

In paragraph (2), “the GB PIC list” means the list established and maintained in accordance with Articles 7 and 23 of the PIC Regulation.

I1621

In regulation 8—

a

in paragraph (2) omit “or Member State”;

b

for paragraph (4) substitute—

4

The duties referred to in paragraph (3) are those contained in Articles 6(1), 7(1), 13(1) and (2)(b), 20(1), 26(1), 29(1), 31(1), 50(2), 54(1) and (2), 59(2), 62(1), 63(1), (2) and (3), 64(2), 71(3), F3679, 93 and 95(1) of the Biocides Regulation.

I1722

In regulation 13—

a

for paragraph (1) substitute—

1

In this regulation, “essential use active substance” means an active substance in respect of which the Secretary of State or a Devolved Authority has granted a derogation for essential use under F37Article 22 of the Review Regulation.

b

in paragraph (5)(c), for “Commission” substitute “ Secretary of State or Devolved Authority ”;

c

in paragraph (6), for “Commission makes a decision or adopts a regulation” substitute “ Secretary of State or Devolved Authority issues a decision ”.

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1

Regulation 14 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1)—

a

for “paragraphs (3) and (4)” substitute “paragraph (4)”;

b

at the end insert “or the Review Regulation listed in paragraph (2A)”.

3

In paragraph (2)—

a

at the start, for “The decisions” substitute “In relation to the Biocides Regulation, the decisions”;

b

above paragraph (a) insert—

za

to prohibit or amend the terms and conditions under which a biocidal product may be made available on the market under Article 17A(2);

c

omit sub-paragraphs (f), (g), (k) and (l);

d

before sub-paragraph (m) insert—

la

to reject an application due to non-payment of fees under Article 54(3);

lb

to establish technical equivalence under Article 54(4);

lc

to reject an application for failure to provide additional information under Article 54(5);

e

after paragraph (n) insert—

na

to give a prospective applicant data under Article 63(3);

nb

to refuse a request under Article 63(3) where every effort has not been made to reach an agreement;

f

after paragraph (o) insert—

oa

to allow a subsequent applicant to refer to data previously provided by P under Article 64(1);

4

After paragraph (2) insert—

2A

In relation to the Review Regulation, the decision referred to in paragraph 9(1) is a decision to reject a notification made under Articles 14(2) or 16(5).

5

Omit paragraph (3).

6

In paragraph (4)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a)—

i

for “(g)” substitute “(e)”;

ii

after “(j)” insert “(la), (lc),”;

b

in sub-paragraph (b) omit “and 2(l)”;

c

in sub-paragraph (d) omit “, (k)”;

d

after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

e

in relation to paragraph (2)(za), the decision relates to a notification by P, or someone on behalf of P”;

f

in relation to paragraph (2A), the decision relates to a notification by P, or by someone on behalf of P.

7

In paragraph (7), for “Commission or another competent authority” substitute “Secretary of State or a Devolved Authority”.

I1924

In regulation 17, for “Member State” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

I2025

In regulation 21—

a

for the heading, substitute “ Duties on the Designated National Authority and the Secretary of State ”;

b

for “a designated national authority or the Member State” substitute “ the Designated National Authority or the Secretary of State ”.

I2126

In regulation 30(1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a), omit “or”;

b

omit sub-paragraph (b).

I2227

In regulation 38 omit paragraph (2).

I2328

In Schedule 2—

a

in paragraph 1, in the definition of “Plant protection product”, after “91/414/EEC” insert “ as it had effect immediately before exit day ”;

b

after paragraph 10 insert—

11

For the purposes of regulation 13 of these Regulations, essential use derogations granted by the Commission before exit day (under either Regulation 1062/2014 or its predecessor Regulation 1451/2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market) are deemed to have been granted by the Secretary of State subject to the same terms and conditions.

I2429

In Schedule 3, in paragraph 7, omit sub-paragraphs (c) and (d).

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Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2014I2540

1

The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2014 M7 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3(2)—

a

in sub-paragraph (a) omit paragraph (iii);

b

in sub-paragraph (b), for paragraph (i) substitute—

i

a medicinal product for veterinary use marketed in accordance with the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 M8;

3

After regulation 33 insert—

Transitional provision in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union33A

1

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations do not apply to any activity which is covered by a written consent given by a competent authority of an EEA State in accordance with Article 15(3), 17(6) or 18(2) of Directive (EC) No 2001/18 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms M9.

2

The written consent referred to in paragraph (1) must be valid immediately before F40IP completion day.

3

Any activity covered by the consent referred to in paragraph (1) must be conducted in accordance with any obligations, conditions or limitations attached to that consent.

4

Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), these Regulations do not apply to any genetically modified organisms which are cultured, stored, transported, destroyed, disposed of or used, where such organisms are, or are contained in, a medicinal product for human or veterinary use marketed in accordance with an authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency.

5

The marketing authorisation referred to in paragraph (4) must be valid immediately before F40IP completion day.

6

Any marketing authorisation referred to in paragraph (4) must be conducted in accordance with any obligations, conditions, restrictions, requirements or limitations attached to that authorisation.

4

In Schedule 3, in paragraph 3 for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—

d

consideration of relevant legislation, including legislation on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work, other classification schemes referring to plant and animal pathogens, and other international and national classification schemes for genetically modified micro-organisms;

Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015I2641

1

The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 M10 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “the CLP Regulation”, for “Annex VI, Part 3 Table 3.1” substitute “ the F41GB mandatory classification and labelling list established under Article 38A (which for the purposes of these Regulations is deemed to be part of Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008) ”.

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Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016I2746

1

The Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2016 M11 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 21—

a

omit paragraph (1);

b

for paragraph (2) substitute—

2

Each competent authority must charge fees for—

a

work it carries out within the scope of the Biocides Regulation which relates to the activities listed in column 1 of Schedule 15;

b

work it carries out in order to evaluate an application for a change to an authorised product under Regulation 354/2013;

c

work it carries out in order to determine an application to be a participant for the review of an active substance/product-type combination under Article 17 of Regulation 1062/2014; and

d

work it carries out in order to evaluate an application under regulation 13 of the 2013 Biocidal Products and Chemicals Regulations.

c

in paragraph (12), after the definition of “competent authority” insert—

“Regulation 354/2013” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 of 18 April 2013 on changes of biocidal products authorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council; and

“Regulation 1062/2014” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

3

After regulation 21 insert—

Fees payable for activities under the CLP Regulation21A

1

The Agency M12 may charge fees for work it carries out within the scope of the CLP Regulation which relates to the activities listed in column 1 of Schedule 16.

2

Any fee payable under paragraph (1) must be calculated in accordance with paragraphs (3) to (9).

3

Where a fee is payable under paragraph (1), the Agency must prepare and send to the person referred to in column 2 of Schedule 16 (“the applicant”) an estimate of the fee, which will be at least £5000.

4

The applicant must pay the Agency the amount of that estimate within 30 days of its issue.

5

Upon completion of the work, the Agency must prepare a detailed statement of the work carried out and of the cost incurred by the Agency or any person acting on its behalf in carrying out that work.

6

If the cost referred to in paragraph (5) is greater than the amount estimated in accordance with paragraph (3), the Agency must notify the amount of the difference to the applicant who must pay the amount of the difference, which will be the final fee payable, without delay.

7

If the cost referred to in paragraph (5) is less than the amount estimated in accordance with paragraph (3), the fee must be adjusted accordingly and the amount of the difference must be paid without delay by the Agency to the applicant.

8

Subject to paragraph (9), in estimating or stating the cost of carrying out any work, the Agency must determine that cost by reference to the daily rate per person specified in column 3 of Schedule 16 that corresponds to the activity listed in column 1.

9

The daily rate per person must be adjusted pro rata for a period worked of less than 7.4 hours on any one day by—

a

dividing the daily rate by 14.8 to create a half-hourly rate; and

b

multiplying that figure by the number of half hours worked, rounded up or down to the nearest half hour.

10

Any unpaid fees may be recovered by the Agency as a civil debt.

11

For the purposes of this regulation and Schedule 16 “the CLP Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

12

Expressions used in the CLP Regulation which are also used in this regulation or Schedule 16 have the same meaning in these Regulations as they have in the CLP Regulation.

4

In Schedule 15, for the table substitute—

1Activity

2Fee per person per day worked

(a) Validation of an application for approval of an active substance

£465

(b) Evaluation of an application to approve an active substance

£465

(c) Evaluation of an application to renew an active substance approval

£465

(d) Validation of an application to amend the conditions of approval of an active substance

£465

(e) Evaluation of an application to amend the conditions of approval of an active substance

£465

(f) Work relating to a request for inclusion of an active substance in the Simplified Active Substance List made on behalf of an economic operator

£465

(g) Validation of an application to amend the conditions of inclusion of an active substance in the Simplified Active Substance List

£465

(h) Evaluation of an application to amend the conditions of inclusion of an active substance in the Simplified Active Substance List

£465

(i) Meetings with applicants and prospective applicants

£465

(j) Evaluation of an application to authorise a biocidal product under the simplified procedure

£409

(k) Validation of an application for a national authorisation of a biocidal product

£409

(l) Evaluation of an application for a national authorisation of a biocidal product

£409

(m) Evaluation of an application to renew a national authorisation of a biocidal product

£409

(n) Determination of an application to amend an existing biocidal product authorisation

£409

(o) Evaluation of an application for an emergency use permit

£409

(p) Assessment of an application to be included in the list of suppliers maintained under Article 95 of the Biocides Regulation

£465

(q) Determination of a request that information on an active substance or product is not made publicly available

£465

(r) Determination of the classification of a proposed change to an authorised product in accordance with Regulation 354/2013

£409

(s) Determination of an application to be a participant for the review of an active substance/product-type combination under Article 17 of Regulation 1062/2014

£465

(t) Assessment of technical equivalence

£465

(u) Evaluation of an application under regulation 13 of the 2013 Biocidal Products and Chemicals Regulations

£409

5

After Schedule 15 insert—

SCHEDULE 16FEES FOR ACTIVITIES IN RESPECT OF WHICH A FEE IS PAYABLE AND DAILY RATE UNDER THE CLP REGULATION

Regulation 21A

1Activity

2Person by whom fee is payable

3Fee

Consideration of a proposal submitted under sub paragraph (1) of paragraph 3 of Article 37A

Person submitting the application

£465