The Feedingstuffs (Zootechnical Products) Regulations 1999

Renewal applications

8.—(1) A person who wishes the United Kingdom to act as the rapporteur in connection with an application to renew a Community authorisation relating to a zootechnical additive may submit an application to renew the Community authorisation relating to the additive and a dossier relating to the additive to the Minister.

(2) Where documentation is submitted to the Minister pursuant to paragraph (1), he shall (subject to regulation 9)—

(a) forward it to the Commission, and

(b) forward a copy of it to each Member State,

if he is satisfied in paragraph (3).

(3) The Minister is satisfied in accordance with this paragraph if he is satisfied that—

(a) the dossier submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) has been compiled in accordance with the applicable provisions of Directive 87/153/EEC, and

(b) the zootechnical additive to which the dossier relates continues to meet the conditions laid down in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC as amended by Directive 96/51/EC.

(4) If, in relation to a dossier submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Minister is not satisfied about both of the matters specified in paragraph (3), he shall reject the documentation, or postpone taking the action specified in paragraph (2) in relation to the documentation, until such time as he is satisfied about both of those matters.

(5) Where the Minister rejects documentation submitted to him pursuant to paragraph (1), or postpones taking the action specified in paragraph (2) in relation to it, he shall inform the Commission and each Member State of the rejection or postponement, and shall notify them of the reasons for the rejection or postponement.

(6) If requested to do so by the Commission, the Minister shall forward a copy of all or part of a dossier relating to a zootechnical additive for which an application has been submitted to him pursuant to paragraph (1) to each member of the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition.