The Biocidal Products Regulations 2001

Exchange of information

28.—(1) The Ministers shall inform the Commission and the competent authorities within one month from the end of each quarter of the information, including the information specified in Schedule 7, relating to every biocidal product in respect of which, in that quarter, an authorisation or, as the case may be, a registration has been granted, refused, modified, renewed or revoked under these Regulations.

(2) When the Ministers receive a summary of a dossier submitted in support of an application in a member State for inclusion, or for changes to the inclusion, of an active substance in Annex I, IA or IB and are of the opinion that the dossier is incomplete, they shall—

(a) immediately communicate that opinion to the competent authority which is responsible for the evaluation of that dossier; and

(b) without undue delay inform the Commission and the member States of that opinion.

(3) The Ministers shall draw up annually a list of the biocidal products authorised or registered under these Regulations and shall send a copy of that list to the Commission and the member States.

(4) In this regulation, “quarter” means the periods in each year—

(a) commencing on 1st January and ending on 31st March;

(b) commencing on 1st April and ending on 30th June;

(c) commencing on 1st July and ending on 30th September; and

(d) commencing on 1st October and ending on 31st December,

and “end of each quarter” shall be construed accordingly.