Withdrawal and replacement of the applicant
Article 12
1. An applicant may withdraw its application by informing the rapporteur Member State. In that case the applicant shall at the same time inform the co-rapporteur Member State, the Commission, the Authority and any other applicants having submitted an application for the same active substance of the withdrawal. 2. An applicant may be replaced by another producer in respect of all of its rights and obligations under this Regulation by informing the rapporteur Member State, through a joint declaration by the applicant and the other producer. In that case the applicant and the other producer shall at the same time inform the co-rapporteur Member State, the Commission, the Authority and any other applicants having submitted an application for the same active substance of the replacement. 3. Where an applicant withdraws its application and where no other application has been submitted for the same active substance fulfilling the requirements of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10, the active substance shall be removed from Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Its non-inclusion and the withdrawal of the authorisations of plant-protection products containing that active substance shall be provided for. 4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply where several applicants have jointly submitted their dossiers and not all of these applicants have withdrawn their application. In such a case the procedure for the renewal of the inclusion of the active substance shall continue on the basis of the submitted dossiers.