6.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the Ministers may jointly give their approval, in relation to any prescribed plant protection product which has been approved under the Plant Protection Products Regulations, to the storage of that plant protection product.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, an approval given under this regulation may be given in the form of—
(a)an approval, expiring at the end of the period for which the plant protection product has been approved under the Plant Protection Products Regulations or, where the Ministers have jointly granted a period of grace under regulation 13(6) of those Regulations for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks, at the end of such period; or
(b)an experimental permit, to enable testing and development to be carried out with a view to providing the Ministers with safety and other data.
(3) An approval given under this regulation may be given subject to conditions imposed when or after it is given and the Ministers may jointly at any time amend such conditions.
(4) The Ministers may jointly at any time review, revoke or suspend an approval given under this regulation.