Article 17U.K.Procedure
1.For the purposes of the classification provided for in Article 14, the Commission shall prepare a draft regulation within 30 days of receipt of an opinion of the Agency as referred to in Article 4, 9 or 11, as appropriate. The Commission shall also prepare a draft regulation within 30 days of receipt of the decision of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, without objection from the Community Delegation, in favour of the establishment of a maximum residue limit as referred to in Article 14(3).
Where the opinion of the Agency is required and the draft regulation is not in accordance with this opinion, the Commission shall provide a detailed explanation of the reasons for the divergence.
2.The regulation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with, and within 30 days of the end of, the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 25(2).
3.In the case of an accelerated procedure as referred to in Article 15, the Commission shall adopt the regulation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in accordance with, and within 15 days of the end of, the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 25(2).