Procedural rules for opposition
Article 2
1. When the Commission receives an opposition pursuant to Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, it shall inform the applicant about the opposition without delay. 2. The period of 3 months during which the opponent and the applicant may engage in appropriate consultations, referred to in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, shall start on the date on which the invitation to them is delivered by electronic means. 3. For the purposes of Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, the name and contact details of the authority or person that submitted the opposition shall be communicated to the authority, body or person that submitted the application for registration or for approval of a Union amendment or the request of cancellation. 4. In case the Member States consider that the consequent changes to the application for registration referred to in Article 17(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 are substantial, thus affecting interests that had not been considered in the national opposition procedure carried out in accordance with Article 10(4) of that Regulation, those changes shall be subject to an additional opposition procedure. The applicant Member States shall be allowed to carry out the additional opposition procedure after notifying the result of the consultation to the Commission in accordance with Article 17(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143. In that additional opposition procedure, the Member State shall ensure that any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident in the territory of the Member State in question is allowed to submit an opposition before the amended version of the single document and of the product specification is communicated to the Commission, in view of repeating the examination as referred to in Article 17(7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.