CHAPTER VII

MUTUAL RECOGNITION PROCEDURES

Application for mutual recognition by official or scientific bodies
Article 39
1
Where no application for a national authorisation has been submitted in a Member State for a biocidal product that is already authorised in another Member State, official or scientific bodies involved in pest control activities or the protection of public health may apply, under the mutual recognition procedure provided for in Article 33 and with the consent of the authorisation holder in that other Member State, for a national authorisation for the same biocidal product, with the same use and the same conditions for use as in that Member State.
The applicant shall demonstrate that the use of such a biocidal product is of general interest for that Member State.
The application shall be accompanied by the fees payable under Article 80.
2
Where the competent authority of the Member State concerned considers that the biocidal product fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 19 and the conditions under this Article are met, the competent authority shall authorise the making available on the market and use of the biocidal product. In that case, the body that made the application shall have the same rights and obligations as other authorisation holders.