Replacement of rapporteur Member State
Article 23
1. A rapporteur Member State shall inform the Commission and the EFSA as soon as it becomes clear that it will be unable to comply with the time limits set out in Articles 21(1) and 22(1) for the submission of the draft assessment report to the EFSA and give the reasons for the delay. 2. It may be decided to replace a rapporteur Member State for a particular active substance by another Member State where: (a) during the assessment and evaluation provided for in Articles 15, 16, 17 and 19 it becomes apparent that there is an imbalance in the responsibilities borne and the work to be done or actually done by the Member States as rapporteurs; or (b) it is clear that a Member State is unable to fulfil its obligations under this Regulation. Such replacement shall be decided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19 of Directive 91/414/EEC. 3. Where it has been decided to replace a rapporteur Member State the original rapporteur Member State shall immediately after such a decision has been taken inform the notifiers concerned and shall transfer to the newly designated rapporteur Member State all correspondence and information which it has received as rapporteur Member State for the active substance concerned. The original Member State shall return to the notifier the part of the fee referred to in Article 30 which has not been used. The newly designated rapporteur Member State may require the payment of a further fee in accordance with Article 30.