Scope
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the submission and evaluation of applications for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances which have been evaluated by the Commission within the framework of the review programme provided for in Article 8(2) of that Directive but which, by the dates set out in points (a), (b) and (c), had not been included into Annex I to that Directive:
(a)
for first stage substances, by 31 December 2006, or in the case of metalaxyl, by 30 June 2010;
(b)
for second stage substances, by 30 September 2007;
(c)
for third and fourth stage substances, by 31 December 2008.
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)
‘applicant’ means the person who manufactures the active substance on his own or who contracts the manufacturing to another party or a person designated by the manufacturer as his sole representative for the purpose of compliance with this Regulation;
(b)
‘committee’ means the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, referred to in Article 19 of Directive 91/414/EEC;
(c)
‘first stage substances’ means active substances listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92;
(d)
‘second stage substances’ means active substances listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 451/2000;
(e)
‘third stage substances’ means active substances listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002;
(f)
‘fourth stage substances’ means active substances listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004.
