Subject matter and scope
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules for the renewal of a national authorisation of a biocidal product or a biocidal product family that has been subject to mutual recognition in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 98/8/EC or with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, or of a national authorisation granted through such mutual recognition (hereinafter referred to as an ‘authorisation’). 2. This Regulation shall apply to authorisations having the same terms and conditions at the time of the application for renewal in all the Member States where the renewal is sought. 3. This Regulation shall also apply to authorisations having different terms and conditions on one or more of the following aspects: (a) concerning merely information which can be the subject of an administrative change in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 ( 3 ) ; (b) derived from an adjustment of the initial authorisation based on the second and third subparagraphs of Article 4(1) of Directive 98/8/EC; (c) established by a Commission Decision adopted either in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 98/8/EC or in accordance with Article 37(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012; (d) derived from an agreement with the applicant under the first subparagraph of Article 37(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, or from equivalent agreements reached when implementing the provisions of Article 4 of Directive 98/8/EC.