Article 5Submission 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 3 months after a completeness decision for the active substance concerned has been published.

2.

The rapporteur Member State shall immediately communicate any information received from third parties to the Authority and the applicant.

3.

The applicant may submit its comments on the information referred to in paragraph 2 to the rapporteur Member State and to the Authority at the latest 2 months after receiving that information.