Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: exchange of information, market approval, marketing standard, plant health product, testing

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 33/2008

of 17 January 2008

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular
and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the
programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into
its Annex I

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991
concerning the placing of plant protection products on the
market (1), and in particular Article 6(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 8(2) of the Directive 91/414/EEC provides that
the Commission undertakes a programme of work for
the gradual examination of active substances on the
market two years after the date of notification of this
Directive. This programme has been divided into four
phases,
the last of which is due to expire on 31
December 2008 in accordance with Commission
Decision 2003/565/EC of 25 July 2003 extending the
time period provided for in Article 8(2) of Council
Directive 91/414/EEC (2).

The first stage of this programme was laid down by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11
December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the
implementation of the first stage of the programme of
work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive
91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection
products on the market (3). The second and third stages
of work were laid down by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 451/2000 of 28 February 2000 laying down the
detailed rules for the implementation of the second and
third stages of the work programme referred to in Ar-
ticle 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (4) and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 (5). The
fourth stage was laid down by Commission Regulation

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Directive 2007/50/EC (OJ L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 15).

(2) OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 40.
(3) OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2266/2000 (OJ L 259, 13.7.2000, p. 27).

(4) OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1044/2003 (OJ L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 32).

(3)

(4)

(5)

(EC) No 2229/2004 of 3 December 2004 laying down
the detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth
stage of the work programme referred to in Article 8(2)
of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (6).

that Directive it

For the inclusion of active substances in Annex I to
the first,
Directive 91/414/EEC which were part of
third and fourth programme of work as
second,
is
referred to in Article 8(2) of
necessary to provide for detailed rules
the re-
submission of applications which avoid duplication of
work, maintain a high safety standard and ensure that
a decision is taken quickly. Furthermore, the relationship
between applicants, Member States, the European Food
‘the Authority’, and the
Safety Authority, hereinafter
Commission and the obligations on each of the parties
for the application of the procedure should be laid down.

for

in

and

dossiers

changes

For the substances included in the first stage the dossiers
were submitted in 1995 and 1996. No peer review was
the
carried out by the Authority. Given the age of
original
scientific
the
knowledge, reflected in guidance documents from the
Commission services,
a complete and up to date
dossier should be required for these substances and the
Authority should in principle carry out a peer review.
should in principle apply for
The same provisions
review
substances of
programme but
in cases where a draft assessment
report has been prepared and an application is
submitted within a reasonable time after the decision
providing that the substance was not to be included in
Annex
to Directive 91/414/EEC an accelerated
procedure may be implemented.

stage 2, 3 and 4 of

the

I

For
substances covered by the second stage strict
deadlines applied and therefore it was necessary to
decide on the basis of the available information peer
reviewed by the Authority. In a number of cases issues
were identified which led to the substance not being
included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. For those
substances the original dossiers were submitted at the
latest
reviews were
carried out between 2003 and 2006 and therefore the
dossiers are up to date. In some of these cases only a
limited number of studies might be required to form a

in April 2002. Authority peer

(5) OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(6) OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1095/2007 (OJ L 246, 21.9.2007, p. 19).

lation (EC) No 1095/2007.

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for

re-submission of

applications
complete dossier
concerning possible Annex I
inclusions, based on the
same or more restricted supported uses. It is appropriate
to provide for an accelerated procedure for re-submission
and peer review in cases where the dossier was compiled
and discussed recently. The same should apply to third
and fourth stage substances of the review programme for
which the procedures were last amended in Regulation
(EC) No 1095/2007.

Additional data should only be taken into account if they
are submitted within the time period set.

(a)

‘applicant’ means the person who manufactures the active
substance on his own or who contracts the manufacturing
to another party or a person designated by the manu-
facturer as his
the purpose of
sole representative for
compliance with this Regulation;

(b) ‘committee’ means the Standing Committee on the Food
Chain and Animal Health, referred to in Article 19 of
Directive 91/414/EEC;

The possibility to submit a new application for the same
substance at any time should be provided for.

(c)

‘first stage substances’ means active substances listed in
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92;

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with
Standing
Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health,

opinion

the

the

of

(d) ‘second stage substances’ means active substances listed in

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 451/2000;

(6)

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(e)

‘third stage substances’ means active substances listed in
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002;

CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Scope

(f)

‘fourth stage substances’ means active substances listed in
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004.

This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the submission and
evaluation of applications for inclusion in Annex I to Directive
91/414/EEC of active substances which have been evaluated by
the Commission within the
review
programme provided for in Article 8(2) of that Directive but
which, by the dates set out in points (a), (b) and (c), had not
been included into Annex I to that Directive:

framework of

the

CHAPTER II

REGULAR PROCEDURE

Article 3

Application

(a)

for first stage substances, by 31 December 2006, or in the
case of metalaxyl, by 30 June 2010;

(b) for second stage substances, by 30 September 2007;

(c)

third and fourth stage substances, by 31 Decem-

for
ber 2008.

1.
An applicant wishing to secure the inclusion in Annex I to
Directive 91/414/EEC of an active substance covered by Article
1 shall submit an application for that active substance to a
Member State (hereinafter referred to as rapporteur Member
State) together with a complete dossier, including a summary
dossier, as provided for in Article 4 demonstrating that the
in
active
Article 5 of that Directive.
to
demonstrate that these requirements are fulfilled.

the requirements provided for
It shall be for the applicant

substance fulfils

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions
shall apply:

the applicant may,
2. When submitting his application,
pursuant
request
to Article 14 of Directive 91/414/EEC,
certain parts of the dossiers referred to in paragraph 1 of this
Article to be kept confidential. The applicant shall explain for
each document or each part of a document why it is to be
considered as confidential.

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The applicant shall at the same time submit any claims for data
protection pursant to Article 13 of Directive 91/414/EEC.

Article 5

Completeness check of the dossier

The applicant shall submit separately the information to be kept
confidential.

receiving

the
1. Within 30 days of
the dossiers
rapporteur Member State shall check whether
submitted with the application contain all
elements
provided for in Article 4, using the checklist referred to in
Article 4(1)(d).

application,

the

the

Article 4

Dossiers

1.

The summary dossier shall include the following:

the elements provided for in
2. Where one or more of
Article 4 are missing,
inform the
applicant, setting a time period for their submission; such
time period shall be no more than six months.

the Member State shall

(a) data with respect to a limited range of representative uses of
at least one plant protection product containing the active
substance, demonstrating that the requirements of Article 5
of Directive 91/414/EEC are met;

(b) for each point of
referred

the data requirements for the active
substance
to Directive
tests and
91/414/EEC,
studies, the name of their owner and of the person or
institute that has carried out the tests and studies;

the summaries and results of

in Annex

to

II

inform the applicant,

3. Where at the end of the period, referred to in paragraph
2, the applicant has not submitted the missing elements, the
rapporteur Member State shall
the
Commission and the other Member States. If, after giving the
applicant
the Commission
determines that the applicant has failed to submit the missing
it shall adopt a decision providing that the active
elements,
substance concerned is not
to
Directive 91/414/EEC. Such a decision shall end the assessment
of that active substance under this Regulation.

to be included in Annex I

an opportunity

to comment,

(c)

the summaries and results of

for each point of
the data requirements for the plant
protection product referred to in Annex III to Directive
91/414/EEC,
tests and
studies, the name of their owner and of the person or
institute that has carried out the tests and studies relevant
to the assessment of the requirements referred to in Article
5 of that Directive taking into account that data gaps in the
Annex II or Annex III dossier, resulting from the proposed
limited range of representative uses, may lead to restrictions
in the Annex I inclusion;

A new application for

4.
submitted at any time.

the same substance may be

the elements provided for in Article 3,

5. Where the dossiers submitted with the application contain
the rapporteur
all
Member State shall notify the applicant, the Commission, the
other Member States and the Authority of the completeness of
the application.

Article 6

Publication of information

(d) a checklist demonstrating that the dossier provided for in

paragraph 2 is complete;

For applications for which completeness has been established
the Commission shall make public the following information:

(e)

the reasons why the test and study reports submitted are
necessary for first inclusion of the active substance;

(a)

the name of the active substance;

(f) an assessment of all information submitted.

(b) the date of application;

(c)

the name and address of applicants;

2.
The complete dossier shall contain the full text of the
individual test and study reports concerning all the information
referred to in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1.

(d) the rapporteur Member State.

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Article 7

Submission of information by third parties

1.
Any person or Member State wishing to submit to the
rapporteur Member State information which might contribute
to the assessment, in particular with regard to the potentially
dangerous effects of the active substance or its residues on
human and animal health and on the environment shall do
so, without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 91/414/EEC,
no later than 90 days after the information referred to in
Article 6 is made public.

to comment,

an opportunity

inform the applicant,

the
rapporteur Member State shall
Commission and the other Member States. If, after giving the
applicant
the Commission
the applicant has failed to submit missing
determines that
the
elements which are necessary to decide on whether
substance meets the requirements of Article 5 of Directive
91/414/EEC,
the
active substance in question is not to be included in Annex I
to that Directive and ending the assessment of
that active
substance under this Regulation.

shall adopt a decision providing that

it

2.
The rapporteur Member State shall submit without delay
any information received to the Authority and the applicant.

A new application for

5.
submitted at any time.

the same substance may be

3.
The applicant may send its comments on the submitted
information to the rapporteur Member State and to the
Authority at the latest 60 days after receiving it.

Article 8

Assessment by the rapporteur Member State

the date of

the application
1. Within twelve months of
provided for in Article 3(1),
the rapporteur Member State
shall prepare and submit to the Commission with a copy to
the Authority a report
(hereinafter draft assessment report)
assessing whether the active substance can be expected to
meet the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 91/414/EEC.
It shall at the same time inform the applicant that the draft
assessment report has been submitted and request him to
forward the updated dossier to the Authority,
the Member
States and the Commission immediately.

Article 9

Receipt of and access to the draft assessment report

report
The Authority shall circulate the draft assessment
received from the rapporteur Member State to the applicant,
the other Member States and the Commission after receiving
the dossier provided for in Article 8(1).

It shall make it available to the public, after giving the applicant
two weeks to request that certain parts of the draft assessment
report be kept confidential.

the
The Authority shall allow a period of 90 days
submission of written comments from Member States and the
applicant.

for

2.

The rapporteur Member State may consult the Authority.

Where appropriate, the Authority shall organise a peer review,
including experts from the Member States.

In that case,

it shall set a time period for the applicant

3. Where the rapporteur Member State needs additional
information,
to
the twelve-month period shall be
supply it.
extended by the additional
time period granted by the
rapporteur Member State. The additional time period shall be
no more than six months and shall cease at the moment when
received by the rapporteur
the additional
Member State.
inform the Commission and the
Authority. In its assessment the rapporteur Member State shall
only take into account information submitted within the time
period granted.

information is
It

shall

Article 10

Conclusion by the Authority

1.
The Authority shall adopt a conclusion on whether the
active substance can be expected to meet the requirements of
Article 5 of Directive 91/414/EEC within 90 days of the end of
the period provided for in the third paragraph of Article 9 of
this Regulation and communicate it
the
Member States and the Commission.

to the applicant,

4. Where at the end of the period referred to in paragraph 3,
the
the applicant has not submitted the missing elements,

Where appropriate, the Authority shall address in its conclusion
the risk mitigation options in relation to the intended uses
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2. Where the Authority needs additional information, it shall,
in consultation with the rapporteur Member State, set a time
period of maximum 90 days for the applicant to supply it to
the Authority and the rapporteur Member State. In that case,
the 90-day period provided for in paragraph 1 shall be extended
It shall
by the additional period granted by the Authority.
inform the Commission and the Member States.
In its
conclusion the Authority shall only take into account infor-
mation submitted within the time period granted.

3.
The rapporteur Member State shall assess the additional
information and submit it to the Authority without delay and at
the latest within 60 days after the receipt of the additional
information.

4.
The Commission and the Authority shall agree on a
schedule for the delivery of the conclusions in order to facilitate
the planning of the work. The Commission and the Authority
shall agree on the format in which the conclusions of the
Authority are submitted.

Article 11

Presentation of a draft directive or draft decision

amending

1. Without prejudice to any proposal it may submit with a
to Council Directive
the Annex
view to
79/117/EEC (1), the Commission shall, at the latest six months
after receipt of the conclusion of the Authority or information
that the applicant has failed to submit the missing elements to
the dossier, submit to the Committee a draft review report to be
finalised at its meeting.

The adoption of a decision under paragraph 2(b) shall end
3.
the assessment of that active substance under this Regulation.

Article 12

Access to the review report

information contained

The finalised review report, excluding any parts which refer to
and
confidential
determined as such in accordance with Article 14 of
the
Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be made available for public consul-
tation.

dossiers

in the

CHAPTER III

ACCELERATED PROCEDURE

Article 13

Conditions for the application of accelerated procedure

Where a second, third or fourth stage substance has been the
subject of a non-inclusion Decision in accordance with Article
6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC, and a draft assessment report has
been prepared, any person who had participated as notifier in
the procedure leading up to that decision or any person who in
agreement with the original notifier
the
this Regulation, may submit an application in
purposes of
accordance with the accelerated procedure provided for
in
this Regulation. Such an application
Articles 14 to 19 of
must be submitted within six months from the date of publi-
cation of the non-inclusion decision as regards third and fourth
stage substances, or, within six months from the date of entry
into force of this Regulation as regards second stage substances.

replaced him for

The applicant shall be given the possibility to submit comments
on the review report within a deadline set by the Commission.

Article 14

Application

and taking

On the basis of

the review report provided for

in
2.
paragraph 1,
comments
submitted by the applicant within the deadline set by the
Commission under paragraph 1, a Directive or a Decision
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 19(2) of the Directive 91/414/EEC, providing that:

into account

any

1.
The application referred to in Article 13 shall be
submitted to the Member State which acted as rapporteur
during the
assessment procedure which ended with the
another
adoption of
Member State informs the Commission that it is willing to
carry out
the evaluation in agreement with the original
rapporteur Member State.

the non-inclusion Decision unless

(a) an active substance is included in Annex I to Directive
91/414/EEC subject to conditions and restrictions, where
appropriate;

the applicant may,
2. When submitting his application,
request
to Article 14 of Directive 91/414/EEC,
pursuant
certain parts of the additional data referred to in paragraph 2
of Article 15 to be kept confidential. He shall explain for each
document or each part of a document why it
is to be
considered as confidential.

(b) an active substance is not included in Annex I to that

Directive.

(1) OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 36.

The applicant shall submit separately the information to be kept
confidential.

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He shall at the same time submit any claims for data protection
pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 91/414/EEC.

(b) the date of application;

Article 15

(c)

the name and address of applicants;

Substantive and procedural requirements

1.

The following substantive requirements shall apply:

(d) the Rapporteur Member State.

(a)

the specification of the active substance is the same as was
the subject of the non-inclusion Decision. It may only be
changed insofar as this is necessary,
in the light of the
reasons which gave rise to the non-inclusion Decision, to
permit inclusion of that substance in Annex I to Directive
91/414/EEC;

(b) the supported uses are the same as those that were the
subject of the non-inclusion Decision. They may only be
changed insofar as this is necessary,
in the light of the
reasons which gave rise to the non-inclusion Decision, to
permit inclusion of that substance in Annex I to Directive
91/414/EEC;

(c)

shall be for

the
it
requirements in Article 5 of Directive 91/414/EEC are
fulfilled.

to demonstrate that

the applicant

2. With the application the applicant
following:

shall

submit

the

(a)

the additional data necessary to address the specific issues
that
the non-inclusion Decision
concerned;

led to the adoption of

(b) any additional data reflecting the current scientific and
technical knowledge and in particular changes to scientific
and technical knowledge since the submission of the data
which led to the non-inclusion decision;

(c) a supplement to the original dossier, where appropriate;

(d) a checklist demonstrating that the dossier is complete and

indicating which data are new.

Article 16

Publication of information

For applications for which completeness has been established
the Commission shall make public the following information:

Article 17

Submission of information by third parties

1.
Any person or Member State wishing to submit to the
rapporteur Member State information which might contribute
to the assessment, in particular with regard to the potentially
dangerous effects of the active substance or its residues on
human and animal health and on the environment shall do
so, without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 91/414/EEC,
no later than 90 days after the information referred to in
Article 16 is made public.

2.
The rapporteur Member State shall submit without delay
any information received to the Authority and the applicant.

3.
The applicant may send its comments on the submitted
information to the rapporteur Member State and to the
Authority at the latest 60 days after receiving it.

Article 18

Assessment by the rapporteur Member State

1.
The data referred to in Article 15(2) shall be evaluated by
the rapporteur Member State referred to in Article 14(1), unless
that Member State agrees with another Member State that the
latter will act as rapporteur. The applicant, the Commission, the
Authority and the other Member States shall be informed of
this agreement.

2. Within six months after the submission of the application
the rapporteur Member State shall forward to the Authority and
the Commission an evaluation of the additional data in a report,
(hereinafter additional
report), which should reflect current
scientific and technical knowledge, and if necessary, information
from the original dossier taking into consideration the infor-
mation available on potentially dangerous effects submitted by
any third party and any comments received from the applicant
in accordance with Article 17(3). The additional report shall
assess whether the active substance can be expected to meet
the requirements of Article 5 of the Directive 91/414/EEC. The
Rapporteur Member state shall at the same time inform the
applicant that the additional report had been submitted and
that the updated dossier should immediately be forwarded to
the Authority, the Member States and the Commission.

(a)

the name of the active substance;

The rapporteur Member State may consult the Authority.

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3. Where the rapporteur Member State needs additional
information, which shall not concern the submission of new
studies, it shall set a time period for the applicant to supply it.
In that case, the six months period referred to in paragraph 2
shall be extended by the additional time period granted by the
rapporteur Member State. The additional time period shall be
maximum 90 days and shall cease at the moment when the
information is received by the rapporteur Member
additional
inform the Commission and the Authority. In
State. It shall
the rapporteur Member State shall only take
its assessment
into account
information submitted within the time period
granted.

Authority and to the rapporteur Member State. In that case,
the sixth months period referred to in the previous subpara-
graph shall be extended by the additional period granted by the
Authority.

The rapporteur Member State shall assess the additional infor-
mation and submit it to the Authority without delay and at the
latest within 60 days after the receipt of the additional infor-
mation.

Article 19

Access to the additional report

After receiving the additional report the Authority shall
1.
communicate it immediately to the other Member States and
the applicant for comments. Such comments shall be sent to
the Authority within 30 days of receipt of the additional report.
The Authority shall collate and forward the comments to the
Commission.

The Authority shall make the additional report available
2.
on request or keep it available for consultation by any person,
except the elements thereof which have been accepted as confi-
dential
the Directive
91/414/EEC.

in accordance with Article 14 of

The Commission and the Authority shall agree on a
3.
schedule for the delivery of the conclusions in order to facilitate
the planning of the work. The Commission and the Authority
shall agree on the format in which the conclusions of the
Authority are submitted.

Article 21

Presentation of a draft directive or draft decision

1. Without prejudice to any proposal it may submit with a
view to amending the Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC,
the
Commission shall, at the latest six months after receipt of the
information referred to in the first subparagraph of Article
20(1), or of the conclusion of the Authority or of the infor-
mation that
the missing
the applicant has failed to submit
elements to the dossier, submit
to the Committee a draft
review report to be finalised at its meeting.

Article 20

Evaluation

The applicant shall be given the possibility to submit comments
on the review report within a deadline set by the Commission.

1.
The Commission shall evaluate the additional report and
where relevant the draft assessment report, referred to in Article
13, and the recommendation by the rapporteur Member State
and the comments received within 30 days of receipt of the
collated comments from the Authority.

The Commission may consult the Authority. Such consultation
may, if appropriate, include a request to arrange a peer review,
including experts from the Member States.

latest 90 days after

2.
In cases where the Commission consults the Authority for
second stage substances, the latter shall deliver its conclusion at
the
the request by the
Commission. The Authority shall deliver its conclusion report
at the latest six months after the request for stage three and four
substances.

receipt of

For third and fourth stage substances, where the Authority
information, which shall not concern the
needs additional
it shall set a time period of
submission of new studies,
to the
to supply it
maximum 90 days for

the applicant

On the basis of

the review report provided for

2.
in
paragraph 1, and taking into account of any comments
submitted by the applicant within the deadline set by the
Commission under paragraph 1, a Directive or a Decision
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 19(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, providing that:

(a) an active substance is included in Annex I to Directive
91/414/EEC subject to conditions and restrictions, where
appropriate;

(b) an active substance is not included in Annex I to that

Directive.

Article 22

Access to the review report

The finalised review report, excluding any parts which refer to
confidential
and
determined as such in accordance with Article 14 of Directive
91/414/EEC, shall be made available for public consultation.

information contained

dossiers

in the

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CHAPTER IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 23

Fees

shall establish a regime obliging the
1. Member States
applicants
the administrative
treatment and the evaluation of additional data or the dossiers
related thereto.

to pay a fee or charge for

2. Member States shall establish a specific fee or charge for
the evaluation.

3.

For this purpose, the Member States shall:

(a) require the payment of a fee or charge corresponding as far
as possible to their costs in carrying out all the different
procedures
each
submission of additional data or dossiers;

associated with the

evaluation for

(c) ensure that the fee or charge is received in accordance with
the instructions given by the authority in each Member
State and that the income from the fee is used to finance
exclusively the costs actually incurred by the rapporteur
evaluation and administrative
Member State
handling of additional data or dossiers for which that
Member State is rapporteur or to finance general actions
for the implementation of
its obligations as a Member
State resulting from this regulation.

the

for

Article 24

Other charges, levies or fees

Article 23 is without prejudice to Member States rights to
maintain or introduce, in accordance with the Treaty, charges,
levies or fees with regard to the authorisation, placing on the
market, use and control of active substances and plant
protection products other than the fee provided for in that
Article.

(b) ensure that the amount of the fee or charge is established in
a transparent manner with a view to corresponding to the
real cost of the examination and administrative handling of
additional data or dossiers; however, Member States may
provide for a scale of
fixed charges based on average
costs for the calculation of the total fee;

Article 25

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2008.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission