CHAPTER IIPROCEDURE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR MRLS

SECTION 1Submission of applications for MRLs

Article 6Applications

F11.

Where a competent authority envisages granting an authorisation for the use of a plant protection product in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the competent authority must consider whether, in relation to its constituent territory—

(a)

as a result of such use an MRL listed in Part 2 or 3 of the MRLs register needs to be modified;

(b)

as a result of such use it is necessary to set a new MRL;

(c)

the active substance contained in the plant protection product does not require the setting of an MRL and therefore should be listed in Part 4 of the MRLs register.

(1A.

The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 may require the person requesting the grant of that authorisation for the plant protection product to submit an application in accordance with Article 7.

2.

All parties demonstrating, through adequate evidence, a legitimate interest in health, including civil society organisations, as well as commercially interested parties such as manufacturers, growers, importers and producers of products F2listed in Part 1 of the MRLs register in relation to a constituent territory may also submit an application to F3the competent authority for that constituent territory in accordance with Article 7.

3.

Where a F4competent authority considers that the setting, modification or deletion of an MRL is necessary, that F4competent authority may also compile and evaluate an application F5... in accordance with Article 7.

4.

Applications for import tolerances shall be submitted to F6any competent authority. Such applications shall be made in accordance with Article 7 of this Regulation.