Commission Regulation (EU) No 1136/2014 of 24 October 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 as regards the transitional measures applying to procedures concerning plant protection products Text with EEA relevance
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1136/2014of 24 October 2014amending Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 as regards the transitional measures applying to procedures concerning plant protection products(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EECOJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1., and in particular Article 78(1)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 of 1 March 2013 setting out the data requirements for active substances, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 93, 3.4.2013, p. 1). repealed Commission Regulation (EU) No 544/2011Commission Regulation (EU) No 544/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the data requirements for active substances (OJ L 155, 11.6.2011, p. 1). and laid down new data requirements for active substances.(2)In order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet those new requirements, Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 sets transitional measures concerning both submission of data for applications for the approval, renewal of approval or amendment to the approval of active substances and submission of data for applications for authorisation, renewal of authorisation or amendment to the authorisation of plant protection products.(3)In order to allow, in certain cases, the submission of data concerning the active substances in applications for authorisation or for amendment of the authorisation of plant protection products in accordance with the data requirements in force at the time of their approval or renewal, the transitional measures as regards procedures concerning the authorisation of plant protection products should be amended. The reason for such change is to prevent the occurrence of disparities in the assessment of data generated in accordance with the new data requirements by Member States belonging to different zones and, accordingly, to preserve a uniform and harmonized approach to the assessment of those data through their evaluation at Union level.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: