Administrative changes of products
1. Administrative changes referred to in Section 2 of Title 1 of the Annex may be implemented any time before completion of the procedures laid down in Articles 6 and 11.
Administrative changes referred to in Section 1 of Title 1 of the Annex may be implemented at the earliest on the date when the Member State or, in the case of changes of a product authorised by Union authorisation, the Commission explicitly agrees with the change, or 45 days following receipt of the notification submitted in accordance with Articles 6 and 11, whichever is earliest.
2. Where one of the changes referred to in paragraph 1 is rejected, the authorisation holder shall cease to apply the concerned change within 30 days following notification of the decision of the relevant Member States or, in the case of changes of a product authorised by Union authorisation, the Commission.
Minor changes
1. Subject to a favourable opinion from the Agency, minor changes of a product authorised by Union authorisation may be implemented any time after the Agency’s opinion has been made available in the Register for Biocidal Products in accordance with Article 12(4).
2. Where the proposed minor change of the product is rejected by the Commission in accordance with Article 50(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the authorisation holder shall cease to apply the proposed change within 30 days following notification of the decision of the Commission.
3. Minor changes of a product authorised by Member States may be implemented any time after the reference Member State has made the agreement available in the Register for Biocidal Products in accordance with Article 7(7).
Major changes
Major changes may only be implemented after the concerned Member States have or, in the case of changes of a product authorised by Union authorisation, the Commission has agreed with the change and, where relevant, amended the decision granting the authorisation by the decision referred to in Article 50(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
