Transitional measures as regards certain procedures concerning active substances that are micro-organisms
Article 2
1. Applicants may submit data in accordance with Part B of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 as it stood before being amended by this Regulation in the following cases: (a) procedures concerning the approval of an active substance that is a micro-organism or an amendment to the approval of such a substance for which the dossiers provided for in Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are submitted before 21 May 2023; (b) procedures concerning the renewal of approval of an active substance that is a micro-organism where the application for renewal referred to in Article 5 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1740 ( 4 ) is submitted before 21 May 2023. 2. Where applicants choose to apply the option provided for in paragraph 1, they shall specify that choice in writing when submitting the application concerned. Such choice shall be irrevocable for the procedure concerned.