The information and documentation submitted as part of an application or a request for the establishment of MRLs shall be accurate and conform to the current state of scientific knowledge and the scientific guidance issued by F1the appropriate authority relating to the safety of residues.

An application or a request for the establishment of MRLs shall include any information relevant to the evaluation of the safety of residues of the substance concerned, whether favourable or unfavourable to the substance. In particular, all relevant details shall be given of any incomplete or abandoned test or trial relating to the active substance.

An application or a request for the extension of existing MRLs to other animal species or other food commodities shall consist of an application or request form and a residue file. F2The appropriate authority may request safety data if the risk assessment performed with regard to the establishment of the existing MRL is not applicable to the extension proposed.

But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State if consent is given in relation to Northern Ireland by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.