PART 2 List of operators

5 List of operators
1 Each operator must notify the competent authority of—
(a) the name of the operator;
(b) the activities carried out by the operator that relate to the placing on the market and use of plant protection products and components and the sustainable use of pesticides;
(c) the premises on which those activities are carried out.
2 The time period for making the notification in paragraph (1) is—
(a) within the period of 15 months after the date on which these Regulations come into force, for operators concerned with the placing on the market of plant protection products authorised for professional use, and components, including those who produce, manufacture, process, import, distribute and sell those products; and
(b) within the period of 24 months after the date on which these Regulations come into force, for all other operators.
3 Where an operator commences business within the period of 3 months before the end of the period referred to in paragraph (2) for that type of operator, or after that period, that operator must make the notification required by paragraph (2) within three months of commencing business.