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Decree No. 2012-755 9 May 2012 Relating To Compliance Of National Provisions With The Law Of The European Union As Regards The Placing On The Market And The Use Of Plant Protection Products

Original Language Title: Décret n° 2012-755 du 9 mai 2012 relatif à la mise en conformité des dispositions nationales avec le droit de l'Union européenne en ce qui concerne la mise sur le marché et l'utilisation des produits phytopharmaceutiques

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Implementation of articles 21 and 22 of Act 2000-321.
Repeal of the decree of March 11, 1937 for the application of the Act of August 4, 1903, as amended by the Act of March 10, 1935, concerning the suppression of fraud in the trade of products used for the destruction of pests of crops.
Amendment to the title and Schedule II of Decree 97-1203; section 2 of Title II of the Schedule to Order 97-1209.

Keywords

AGRICULTURE , RURAL CODE AND MARITIME PECHE , ENVIRONMENT , PROTECTION OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENT , VEGETAL , PHYTOPHARMACEUTIQUE , UTILISATION , PACKAGE , MISE SUR LE MARCHE TROISE


JORF n°0109 of 10 May 2012 page 8940
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Decree No. 2012-755 of 9 May 2012 on the conformity of national provisions with European Union law with regard to the marketing and use of phytopharmaceutical products

NOR: AGRG1201293D ELI: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2012/5/9/AGRG1201293D/jo/texte
Alias: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2012/5/9/2012-755/jo/texte


Publics concerned: holders and applicants for marketing authorizations or permits for phytopharmaceuticals and their adjuvants, applicants for approval of phytopharmaceutical active substances, phytoprotectors and synergists.
Re: Amendments to the provisions relating to the marketing procedures for phytopharmaceuticals and their adjuvants and to the procedures for approval of phytopharmaceutical active substances, phytoprotectors and synergists.
Entry into force: the text comes into force on 1 July 2012.
Notice: This decree sets out new procedures for market authorization for phytopharmaceuticals and their adjuvants and new procedures for approval for active substances.
It provides for a simplification of administrative procedures for market authorization through increased harmonization of procedures between EU member states. A differentiation of phytopharmaceutical active substances is also performed.
References: this decree is taken for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the marketing of phytopharmaceutical products. It is available on the website Légifrance (http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr).
The Prime Minister,
On the report of the Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rurality and Land Management,
Considering Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 December 2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the marketing of phytopharmaceutical products and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC;
Considering Commission Regulation (EU) No. 547/2011 of 8 June 2011 of the Commission of 8 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the labelling requirements of phytopharmaceutical products;
In view of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 545/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and Council with regard to data requirements for phytopharmaceutical products;
Considering Commission Regulation (EU) No. 546/2011 of 10 June 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to the uniform principles for the evaluation and authorization of phytopharmaceutical products;
In light of Directive 2009/128/EC of the Parliament and Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a community action framework to achieve the use of pesticides compatible with sustainable development;
Vu le Consumer codeincluding article L. 214-1;
Considering the environmental code;
In view of the rural and maritime fisheries code, including chapter III of Book II title V;
Vu le Public Health Codeincluding articles L. 1313-1, L. 1341-1, L. 1341-2, R. 1341-10 and R. 1342-20;
Vu le Labour codeincluding articles R. 4441-44 and R. 4411-74;
Vu la Act No. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 amended on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, including articles 21 and 22;
See?Order No. 2011-840 of 15 July 2011 relating to the conformity of national provisions with European Union law on the marketing and use of phytopharmaceutical products, including Article 6;
Vu le Decree No. 97-34 of 15 January 1997 amended on the deconcentration of individual administrative decisions;
In light of amended Decree No. 97-1202 of 19 December 1997 for the application to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries 1° of Article 2 of Decree No. 97-34 of 15 January 1997 the deconcentration of individual administrative decisions;
In light of amended Decree No. 97-1203 of 24 December 1997 for the application to the Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesArticle 2 (2°) of Decree No. 97-34 of 15 January 1997 the deconcentration of individual administrative decisions;
Vu le Decree No. 2009-626 of 6 June 2009 relating to certain advisory administrative commissions under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries;
Vu le Decree No. 2011-1325 of 18 October 2011 establishing the conditions for the issuance, renewal, suspension and withdrawal of the approvals of individual companies and certificates for the sale, free distribution, application and advice to the use of phytopharmaceutical products;
The State Council (section of public works) heard,
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Chapter III of Book II title V of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code is replaced by the following:


“Chapter III



“Marketing and Use
Phytopharmaceuticals


"Art. R. 253-1.-The Minister for Agriculture is, unless otherwise provided, the competent authority referred to in 1 of Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing on the market of phytopharmaceutical products and repealing Directives 79/117/ EEC and 91/414/ EEC of the Council, as well as the administrative authority referred to in Chapter III.


“Section 1



" Conditions of Authorization



"Subsection 1



"Approval of active substances,
phytoprotectors and synergists


"Art. D. 253-2.-Where France is designated as a rapporteur or co-Rapporteur member state pursuant to section 7 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, the applications for approval, modification of the conditions for approval or renewal of approval, including a low-risk substance, a phytoprotector or a synergist, are transmitted by the producer or an association of producers to the
"The Agency considers the admissibility of the application under the conditions set out in section 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. She requests the applicant for the missing elements and forwards the requests for confidentiality to the Minister for Agriculture. It transmits a draft assessment report and, where appropriate, the additional information available to the Minister for Agriculture. The latter determines the information to be kept confidential and addresses the evaluation report to the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority, below referred to as "the Authority", under the conditions provided for in Article 11 of the Regulation.
"The Agency shall be the recipient of additional information requested by the Authority to the applicant under the conditions provided for in Article 12 of the Regulations, and additional confirmative information referred to in the f of Article 6 of the Regulations. It conducts their assessment and transmits the results of this assessment to the other Member States, the European Commission and the Authority, under the conditions set out in the regulations, after having informed the Minister responsible for agriculture and in the absence of any formal objection to it. The Agency assesses, where applicable, the equivalence referred to in section 38 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009.
"Art. O.C. 253-3.-Where France is not designated as a Rapporteur Member State, the Agency shall, under the conditions provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, issue written comments, which it shall forward to the Authority after having informed at least ten days before the Minister responsible for agriculture and in the absence of a formal objection to it.
"Art. O.C. 253-4.-The Minister for Agriculture, if any, on the proposal of the Agency, may request a review of an active substance, a phytoprotecter or a synergist, in accordance with the provisions of section 21 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. The Commission may request the Agency's scientific and technical support for this review under the conditions set out in 2 of this section.


"Subsection 2



“General provisions applicable to the authorizations for
on the market and use of phytopharmaceutical products


"Art. R. 253-5.-The marketing authorizations for phytopharmaceuticals and adjuvants sold alone or in combination, as well as decisions pursuant to an application to amend, renew or withdraw such authorizations, are issued by the Minister for Agriculture. Except as specified in this chapter, these decisions are issued after the Agency's notice and, for applications for phytopharmaceutical products that are wholly or partly genetically modified organisms, after the advice of the High Council of Biotechnology.
"These decisions may be withdrawn or amended under the conditions set out in sections 44 to 46 and 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, if any after the Agency's notice on the risks and benefits to public health and the environment that the product presents, in particular in the case of findings of non-compliance, suggesting that all or part of the phytopharmaceutical products placed on the market do not meet the conditions set out in the marketplace
"Art. R. 253-6.-The Agency's opinion is not required for the following applications:
« 1° For applications for marketing authorization referred to in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009;
« 2° For applications for authorization for a low level of natural preparation for which an authorization has already been granted in a Member State of the European Union according to the uniform principles referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 or for which a phytopharmaceutical product of equivalent composition has been authorized in France for more than ten years.
"Art. R. 253-7.-Requests for amendments of an administrative nature that do not require an assessment to be made under the conditions referred to in section D. 253-13, including requests for the transfer of an authorization or permit to another licensee, to take into account the change of name of the holder of a product, to change the name of a product, to change the address of a new corporation, These requests for amendments are not subject to a notice or recommendation of the Agency within the meaning of theArticle L. 1313-1 of the Public Health Codebut with information from the minister responsible for agriculture. The Agency shall inform the applicant of this transmission.
"The Minister for Agriculture shall notify the applicant within one month of receipt of the information provided for in the first paragraph.
"If there is no response within two months of receipt of the application, the application is considered to be tacitly accepted.
"Art. D. 253-8.-I. ― According to user categories, marketing authorizations, parallel trade permits or experimentation of phytopharmaceutical products are issued for one of the following types of use:
« 1° The range of "professional" uses, corresponding to all usages reserved for professional users within the meaning of article R. 254-1;
« 2° The range of " Amateur" uses, corresponding to all uses also available to non-professional users. Only can be allowed for the range of uses " Amateur" products:
"– whose formulation and mode of application are likely to guarantee a limited exposure risk to the user. An Agriculture Minister's order specifies the product categories that do not meet this criterion; and
"–whose proposed packaging and label, in addition to complying with the regulatory requirements for existing labelling conditions, meet the conditions set by order of the Minister for Agriculture.
"The decision to allow the marketing of products relating to the range of " Amateur" uses includes the mention "authorized use in gardens". Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 40 and 52 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, are allowed for the range of uses " Amateur" phytopharmaceutical products with a marketing authorization in another Member State with a recognized equivalent mention.
"A Minister for Agriculture Order sets out the terms and conditions for the compliance of existing authorizations with respect to the two product lines referred to above.
“II. ― For the purposes of section 31 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, a national catalogue of phytopharmaceutical uses, made public by the Minister responsible for agriculture, lists the authorized uses of phytopharmaceutical products, which include the association of a plant, plant product or plant family with a pest, pest group, disease or group of diseases against which the product is directed or
"Art. D. 253-9.-I. ― A composition product strictly identical to another product already authorized in the national territory, called "reference product", is called:
" ― "second range product" when the application for the reference product is submitted by the licensee of the marketing authorization of the reference product and targets a range of uses different from that of the reference product;
" ― "sale product" when the application is submitted by a separate applicant from the licensee of the marketing authorization of the reference product after agreement of the reference product and applies a range of uses identical or different from that of the reference product.
“II. ― A product is referred to as the "second trade name" when the application concerning it is submitted by the licensee of the marketing authorization of the reference product with a view to amending the marketing authorization of this product to assign it a new trade name. The new trade name covers the same range of uses and uses identical to those for which this product has been authorized, and under conditions of use strictly identical to those of the reference product.
"III. ― Changes to market authorization decisions for the reference products referred to in I related to risk management measures to mitigate them or when they are made for public health or environmental protection purposes apply to the second commercial names, second-tier products, resale products and products that are licensed for the same purposes.
"These amendments are published electronically.
"IV. ― Amendments to market authorization decisions for the reference products referred to in I at the request of the licensee for the authorization of these products may apply, upon request of their licensee, to permits of second-scale products, resale products or parallel trade permits, subject to compliance with the data protection regulations.
"V. ― For the purposes of section 34 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, a generic phytopharmaceutical product means any phytopharmaceutical product that has the same qualitative and quantitative composition in active substances and the same type of formulation as a tracer phytopharmaceutical product and whose effects are comparable to those of this attachment product. The types of formulations are defined by international standards developed at the initiative of professionals under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
"Art. D. 253-10.-I. ― Applications are addressed to the Agency, with the exception of those referred to in section R. 253-6 to the Minister for Agriculture.
"A copy of requests to extend authorizations for minor uses referred to in section 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is sent by the applicant to the Minister responsible for agriculture.
“II. ― Upon receipt of the application file, the Agency ensures its admissibility and requests the applicant to complete it, if necessary. Upon receipt of the additional elements, if they are forwarded by the applicant within the time limits and are in compliance with the request, the Agency acknowledges receipt of the complete file and informs the Minister responsible for agriculture. During the evaluation of the product, the Agency may also require the applicant to provide additional information under the conditions set out in sections 33,52 and 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
"For each application, the Agency shall prepare a record in accordance with the provisions of section 39 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. The Agency shall forward to the Minister responsible for agriculture, if any, requests for confidentiality under section 63 of the Regulations.
"An order of Ministers responsible for agriculture, the environment, health, consumption and industry can specify the composition and format of applications.
"Art. D. 253-11.-Without prejudice to the provisions of Article D. 253-10, when France is the zonal member State, the Agency considers the admissibility of the application. Under the conditions set out in sections 35 and 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Agency shall conduct the assessment of the application and, as appropriate, solicit the cooperation of other member states in the same area in order to collect their observations, which shall be considered during the evaluation.
"The assessment of equivalence shall be carried out, if any, under the conditions set out in section 38 of the regulations.
"It collects comments from other Member States under the conditions provided for in sections 35 and 38 of the regulations and then transmits its opinion to the Minister for Agriculture.
"Art. D. 253-12.-Where France is not designated as a zonal rapporteur member state, the Agency shall transmit its observations to the minister responsible for agriculture and to the rapporteur member state, so that it may have it to conduct its assessment.
"The Agency shall transmit its observations on the assessment report to the Minister responsible for agriculture, with reference, if any, to the comments made by the Minister responsible for agriculture that would not have been taken into account by the Member State rapporteur.
"Art. O.C. 253-13.-Notices are formulated by the Agency following the evaluations conducted pursuant to the provisions of this subsection and in accordance with the uniform assessment principles referred to in Article 29, paragraph 6, of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. The notices contain a synthesis of each assessment point referred to in the Commission's Annex to Regulation (EU) No. 546/2011 of 10 June 2011, with recommendations including on the conditions of use of products.
"Art. D. 253-14.-I. ― The Agency has a period of 10 months, from the date of receipt of the application or approval of the active substance, to provide the Minister responsible for agriculture with the following advice:
" — applications for authorization to market a phytopharmaceutical product containing an active substance not yet approved, pursuant to section 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
" – requests for authorization for a new product;
" – requests for the extension of non-minor uses of a marketing authorization;
" – requests for authorization of a second-end product or resale product when the application relates to a product intended for another range of uses than the reference product.
“II. ― The Agency has a period of ninety days, from the date of receipt of the application, to transmit to the Minister responsible for agriculture its notice on applications for authorization to market a preparation containing only one or more low-risk substances, as defined in section 22 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 or containing only one or more basic substances within the meaning of section 23 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009
"III. ― The Agency has a period of eight months, from the date of receipt of the application to transmit to the Minister responsible for agriculture its notice on requests to renew a marketing authorization for a phytopharmaceutical product referred to in section 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
"IV. ― The Agency has a five-month period, from the date of receipt of the application, to provide the Minister responsible for agriculture with the following advice:
" — requests for change of packaging, labelling and requests for change of classification based on new studies of an already authorized product;
" — requests to extend authorizations for minor uses referred to in Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
" – requests for a minor change in the composition of an already authorized product;
"—applications for generic products referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
" – requests for authorization of a second-range product or resale product when the application relates to a product intended for the same range of uses as the reference product;
"—applications for changes to the terms and conditions of employment provided by the authorization to market an already authorized product, or references to it.
"V. ― The Agency has a five-month period, beginning with the approval of the active substance, to provide the Minister responsible for agriculture with his opinion on the requests for representative products referred to in section 37, paragraph 3, of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
"VI. ― The Agency has a period of ninety days, from the date of receipt of the application, to transmit to the Minister responsible for agriculture its notice on applications for market authorization for mutual recognition referred to in section 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
« VII. ― The Agency shall have a period of ninety days, from the receipt of a copy of the marketing authorization and the assessment report transmitted by the rapporteur member State referred to in Article 37, paragraph 4, of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, to transmit to the minister responsible for agriculture the notice referred to in Article D. 253-13.
« VIII. ― The Agency has a period of fifty-five days from the date of receipt of a file to provide the Minister responsible for agriculture with his advice on requests for equivalence filed under section 38 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 where such requests are made independently of any request for authorization of a product.
« IX. ― The Agency shall attach to the notices referred to in I to VIII of this section a copy of the assessment report of the product concerned by the application or representative preparations of an approved active substance. It specifies whether the test and study reports meet the conditions of section 59(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. She informs the applicant of this transmission.
"X. ― The Agency also transmits the notices concerning the requests referred to in I and III, the last paragraph of IV, and VI and VII to the Ministers responsible for health, work, consumption and the environment, who may make comments or request consultation with the Minister responsible for agriculture on his or her draft decision, under the conditions specified by an inter-ministerial order.
« XI. ― The Agency's notices are made public after the Minister of Agriculture's decision on the applications referred to in this section is made public.
« XII. - The deadlines set out in paragraphs I to V and paragraph VIII of this section shall be set without prejudice to any additional deadlines provided by the Agency to the applicant to provide the additional information required.
"Art. D. 253-15.-I. ― The Minister for Agriculture shall make a decision within a period of time from the date on which the Agency informs applicants, pursuant to section D. 253-14 IX, of the transmission of its notice.
"This deadline is:
" – two months for requests referred to in Article D. 253-14;
"One month for the requests referred to in Article D. 253-14, II to VII;
"– five days for applications referred to in Article D. 253-14, VIII.
“II. ― If the Agency has not issued the notice under section D. 253-13 or a specific notice indicating a proven risk after the deadlines, the Minister for Agriculture may authorize:
« 1° A product or use for mutual recognition referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and Article VI D. 253-14, based on the assessment conducted by another Member State under the conditions provided for in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
« 2° An extension of authorization for minor uses referred to in Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
"III. ― The absence of a decision after the deadlines set out in I shall be deemed to be a decision to reject, except in respect of the decisions to authorize the release on the market relating to an application made under section 1 of Regulation 41 (EC) No. 1107/2009 of October 21, 2009, which are tacit decisions of acceptance.
"IV. ― The Minister for Agriculture shall forward the decisions relating to the marketing authorizations referred to in section 53 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 to Ministers responsible for health, work, consumption and the environment.
"V. ― Renewal authorizations on the market under section 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be extended for the period necessary for the renewal of the authorization of the product following the renewal of the approval of the active substance contained therein.
"Art. O.C. 253-16.-The Minister for Agriculture shall notify the applicant of the decision and shall notify the Agency of the decision.
"When France was designated as a zonal rapporteur member state, a copy of the decision and the assessment report is transmitted to the other member states by the minister responsible for agriculture.
"When France has not been designated as a Rapporteur Member State, the Minister for Agriculture shall be the recipient of the decisions and evaluation reports prepared by the other Member States, which he shall communicate to the Agency.
"Art. O.C. 253-17.-Decisions relating to the marketing of the products referred to in section L. 253-1 are made public electronically by the Agency, under the conditions set out in section 57 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009.


"Subsection 3



“Introducing phytopharmaceutical products
all or part of genetically modified organisms


"Art. D. 253-18.-In addition to the elements required by section R. 533-26 of the Environmental Code, applications for the marketing of phytopharmaceutical products composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms referred to in section 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009 include:
« 1° A record, for each active substance contained in the product, where it is different from the genetically modified organism, meeting the requirements for the listing of the active substance on the community list provided by the European Union regulations;
« 2° A record of the phytopharmaceutical product including studies and test reports as defined in Article 29, paragraph 3, of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 and demonstrating that the product meets, for the required conditions of employment, the requirements of selectivity, efficiency and safety set out in the European Union regulations;
« 3° Payment of the tax referred to in section L. 535-4 of the Environmental Code.
"The composition and presentation of the records mentioned in 1° and 2° are defined by decree of ministers responsible for agriculture, the environment, health, consumption and industry.
"Art. D. 253-19.- Upon receipt of the application, the Agency shall transmit to the Minister responsible for agriculture the summary of the file for transmission to the European Commission and, where appropriate, the request for recognition of the confidentiality of certain information contained in the application for authorization.
"When the file is complete, it forwards the application to the High Council of Biotechnology and the Minister for Agriculture, who forwards it to the European Commission.
"The Agency is conducting the application in parallel with the High Council of Biotechnology.
"In the opinion of the Agency and the High Council for Biotechnology, the Minister for Agriculture shall prepare the assessment report referred to in section R. 533-30 of the Environmental Code.
"Art. O.C. 253-20.-The authorization issued under the conditions set out in section R. 253-5 shall be authorized to market within the meaning of the provisions of this chapter and section L. 533-5 of the Environmental Code.
"Art. D. 253-21.-Where the active substance referred to in 2 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms and that France is designated as a rapporteur member state, the assessment report is prepared by the Agency, which incorporates the advice of the High Council of Biotechnology.


"Subsection 4



" Provisions applicable to natural preparations
of concern for phytopharmaceutical use


"Art. D. 253-22.-I. ― "Natural preparation that is of little concern for phytopharmaceutical use" within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 253-1, any product that is composed exclusively of one or more basic substances, within the meaning of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 or of one or more active substances at low risk within the meaning of Article 22 of the same text and meeting the conditions set out in Article 47 of this text
“II. ― A natural preparation that is not of concern for phytopharmaceutical use composed exclusively of one or more basic substances must:
« 1° Power to be obtained by a process accessible to any end user;
« 2° Be composed of one or more untreated substances, or processed only by manual, mechanical or gravitational means, by dissolution in water, by floating, by water extraction, by steam distillation or by heating only to eliminate water.
"III. ― "A process accessible to any end user", within the meaning of 2° of the I of this article, any process for which the end user is able to perform all the stages of the preparation. However, the raw material may have been acquired from outside companies when they are alone able to provide it and if the latter do not realize the preparation themselves.


"Subsection 5



« Parallel trade permits


"Art. R. 253-23.- Parallel trade permits and decisions pursuant to a request to amend, renew or withdraw these licences are made by the Minister for Agriculture. The Agency's opinion on applications for parallel trade permits and renewal of these licences includes an identity examination conducted in accordance with section 52, paragraph 3, of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. To establish it, the Agency may use the information contained in the reference product file or the information made available to it by the Member State of origin.
"At the request of the holder, the parallel trade permit may be renewed if the conditions required to obtain it are always met.
"The permit is extended during the period necessary to verify compliance with these conditions.
"Art. D. 253-24.-I. ― The Agency has a period of forty-five days, from the date of receipt of a complete record, to give notice to the Minister responsible for agriculture on requests for a parallel trade permit referred to in section 52 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 and requests for renewal of these licences.
"It has the same time limit for applications to amend a permit, to allow the introduction of another product of the same Member State of origin or another Member State of origin as that for which the permit was issued.
“II. ― The Agency has a period of thirty-five days, from the date of receipt of a complete record, to give notice to the Minister responsible for agriculture on applications for a parallel trade permit for a product whose introduction has been permitted in the national territory for less than a year, when the application concerns a product from the same Member State as the product introduced through the permit already granted.
"III. ― Where the Agency requests information from the Member State of origin, the deadlines set out in this section are suspended under the conditions set out in 2 of Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009.
"IV. ― The Agency's notices are made public under the conditions set out in the XI of section D. 253-14.
"Art. O.C. 253-25.-The Minister for Agriculture shall notify the applicant within fifteen days of receipt of the notice from the Agency, to whom the Minister shall send a copy of the decision.
"If the Agency has not issued its notice within the time limits set out in it, the Minister for Agriculture may make its decision, after conducting an identification examination of the product. The absence of a decision after the deadlines set out in this section is a decision to reject.
"Art. R. 253-26.-The Minister for Agriculture shall make available to the public electronically a regularly updated list of products that are permitted in the national territory following the issuance of a parallel trade permit, mentioning the original Member State and the reference product and the mandatory labelling statements in the French language of the reference product.
"The list thus published is a parallel trade permit for personal use for each of the products listed therein, for the persons referred to in R. 253-27.
"Art. R. 253-27.-I. ― For the purposes of section R. 253-26, an introduction of phytopharmaceutical products for personal use makes it possible for persons engaged in an agricultural operation within the meaning of section L. 311-1 to introduce, for the sole purposes of this operation, a phytopharmaceutical product for which a parallel trade permit has already been issued. The person making the introduction of a phytopharmaceutical product for personal use makes the declaration to the prefect of the region of the place of his administrative residence, specifying the quantities necessary for the operation and the date of introduction of the products, within a minimum period of twenty days before that date. The prefect immediately acknowledges receipt of this introductory statement, to which he may object within fifteen days.
“II. ― When the person referred to in the I employs persons who may use the products introduced, it shall display in its plant pharmacy storage facility the mandatory labelling references referred to in R. 253-26.
"Art. R. 253-28.-The reconditioning of products with a parallel trade permit is prohibited unless the Minister for Agriculture has authorized it, at the request of the applicant, as part of the application for a parallel trade permit.
"Reconditioning is permitted only subject to the following conditions:
« 1° Reconditioning is necessary to access the national market, due to its specific constraints related to the packaging or container of the product;
« 2° The integrity and traceability of the introduced product are guaranteed;
« 3° The licensee of the marketing authorization for the introduced product was previously informed of the proposed reconditioning.
"Art. R. 253-29.-Without prejudice to the provisions of 8 of section 52 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, the Minister for Agriculture may withdraw or amend the parallel trade permit in accordance with the requirements set out in section 44 of that Regulation:
« 1° In the event of a finding of non-compliance of a lot of products where this non-compliance is to voluntarily substitute another product for the original product for which the licence was issued;
« 2° In the event of findings of non-conformity of product lots, suggesting that all or part of the products on the market do not meet the conditions for which the parallel trade permit was issued and are likely to pose a risk to public health and the environment.


"Subsection 6



"Permits of experimentation


"Art. R. 253-30.-I. ― The permit referred to in section 54 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 to conduct tests, experiments or studies of phytopharmaceutical and adjuvant products, as well as decisions pursuant to an application to amend, renew or withdraw that permit, shall be issued by the Minister for Agriculture for a period not exceeding three years, under the conditions provided for in this section and in section 1 of this chapter. Plant productions derived from testing, experiments or studies and likely to be consumed by man or animal are destroyed unless the permit provides for an exemption from the obligation to destroy crops.
“II. ― If testing, experiments, or studies are likely to have adverse effects on human or animal health or unacceptable to the environment and if no risk management measures allow them to be mitigated, the Minister for Agriculture may refuse to grant the permit and oppose the conduct of the tests officially recognized in II of section R. 253-38 or under the conditions referred to in II of section R. 253-38
"III. – The permit may be withdrawn or amended by the Minister responsible for agriculture if it appears that the conditions required for its grant cease to be met.
"Art. R. 253-31.-The applications referred to in section 54, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 are addressed to the Agency before the date for the commencement of the experiment, under conditions that may be specified by order of the Minister for Agriculture. Decisions on applications filed beyond this deadline will be issued for the following culture campaign.
"On receipt of a complete file, the Agency has a five-month deadline to provide its notice.
"The Minister for Agriculture shall notify the applicant of the decision within one month of the receipt of the Agency's notice, to whom the Minister shall send a copy of the decision.
"The absence of a decision following the deadlines set out in this section is a decision to reject.
"If the licensee wishes to make changes to the conditions under which it conducts the experiment, it is obligated to notify the Minister responsible for agriculture, who may oppose it within one month.
"Art. D. 253-32.-I. ― Authorized persons under the conditions referred to in II of Article R. 253-38 and recognized laboratories in accordance with good laboratory practices under the conditions referred to in II of Article R. 253-39 may carry out without permit tests or experiments for research or development involving the emission in the environment:
“– quantities and limited areas of phytopharmaceutical product prototypes containing new active substances or compositions or new types of product formulation, of which they own or by persons under their control; or
"—a phytopharmaceutical product with a national authorization or issued by another Member State of the European Union for another use, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009; or
"– a product legally placed on the market whose main destination is not to be used for phytosanitary purposes, but which is nevertheless useful in phytosanitary protection.
“II. ― An Agriculture Minister's order specifies the conditions under which tests and experiments may be conducted, including authorized test surfaces, and the conditions under which persons conducting certain tests or experiments involving the environmental emission of a phytopharmaceutical product are required to make the declaration.
"Art. O.C. 253-33.-The permit for experimentation issued for voluntary dissemination in the environment of phytopharmaceutical products composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms pursuant to section 54 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 and this section is the authorization referred to in section L. 533-3 of the Environmental Code.


“Section 2



“Privacy, information
and data protection


"Art. R. 253-34.-The Minister for Agriculture shall rule on all requests for confidentiality that are transmitted to him. It notifies its decision on these applications at the time of issuance of the marketing authorization decision.
"Art. D. 253-35.-I. ― The holder of a marketing authorization or any beneficiary of an extension of authorization for a minor use of a product referred to in section 51 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 shall communicate to the Minister for Agriculture and to the Agency the information referred to in section 56 of the Regulation.
"If the first authorization of a product within the southern zone has been issued on the national territory, the Agency shall evaluate this information and transmit the result of this assessment to the Minister responsible for agriculture, who shall inform the European Commission and other member States of the area, under the conditions provided for in Article 56, paragraph 3, of the above-mentioned regulation.
“II. ― The holder of a parallel trade permit shall communicate to the Minister for Agriculture and the Agency the information referred to in section 56, paragraph 4, of the above-mentioned regulations and a copy of the label of the updated product following the amendments made to the reference product, after the issuance of the permit.
"Art. D. 253-36.-Protection of the secrecy of the integral composition of products, where this formula is communicated to the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance in accordance with provisions of articles L. 1341-1 and L. 1342-1 of the Public Health Code, is provided under the conditions provided for in Article L. 253-2.
"Art. R. 253-37.-Sections R. 523-12 to R. 523-21 of the Environmental Code apply to substances in the nanoparticular state in the composition of the products referred to in Article L. 253-1.


“Section 3



"Tests, analysis and studies


"Art. R. 253-38.-I. ― The tests referred to in 2.2 of the Schedule to Regulation (EU) No 545/2011 carried out by services and bodies listed by order of the Minister for Agriculture shall be considered as official tests.
“II. ― Are considered officially recognized testing the tests referred to in 2.2 of the Schedule to Regulation (EU) No 545/2011 which are the subject of declarations to the Minister responsible for agriculture by the applicant of the authorization to place on the market or on behalf of the latter and which are carried out by any natural or legal person approved for this purpose by the Minister responsible for agriculture, according to the terms defined by decree, after assessing their conformity with the principles
"The approval decision is issued by the Minister responsible for agriculture within three months of the delivery of the assessment report of their compliance with the principles of good practices of experimentation.
"Art. R. 253-39.-I. ― Are also considered to be official within the meaning of Article 29, paragraph 3, of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009, the tests and analyses, not referred to in Article R. 253-38, carried out by services and bodies defined by decree of the Minister for Agriculture, according to the protocols and guidelines mentioned in 2° of II.
“II. ― Are also considered to be officially recognized within the meaning of Article 29, paragraph 3, of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 tests and analyses not covered by Article R. 253-38 carried out:
« 1° By laboratories recognized in accordance with good laboratory practices under the conditions provided for in sections D. 523-8 to D. 523-11 of the Environmental Code, subject to specific exemptions in application of community decisions;
« 2° And according to community or international protocols or, in the absence of such guidelines, which are accepted by the Minister responsible for agriculture after the advice of the Agency and the High Council for Biotechnology in the case of phytopharmaceutical products composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms.
"Art. R. 253-40.-The Agency maintains the lists of test and study reports referred to in section 60 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. It makes the list referred to in 1 of the above-mentioned article available to the Member States and the Commission. The applications referred to in section 2 of the Regulations are made to the Minister responsible for agriculture, who meets the requirements of section 61 of the above-mentioned Regulations.


“Section 4



« Packaging and labelling


"Art. R. 253-41.-On the packagings and labels of products whose marketing is allowed for the range of " Amateur" uses, is visibly marked with the mention "authorized use in gardens".
"Art. R. 253-42.-I. ― The amendments to the classification of products and their labels referred to in section L. 253-4 are notified by the licensee of the marketing authorization or the parallel trade permit to the Minister responsible for agriculture no later than two months before the date of entry under a regulation made for adaptation to the technical and scientific progress of the regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
"The Minister for Agriculture publishes the new product classification electronically within a maximum of two months from the date of notification of the change of classification.
"The licensee of the marketing authorization or parallel trade permit shall place on the market classified and labelled products in accordance with the regulations referred to in I on the date of application of this regulation.
"The stocks of goods whose first bet on the French market is prior to the entry under the regulations referred to in I may be marketed for a period of six months following the date of application of this regulation.
"The stocks of goods whose first bet on the French market is prior to the entry under the regulations referred to in I may be used for a period of eighteen months following the date of application of this regulation.
“II. ― In the event of an amendment to the marketing authorization decision resulting in an amendment to the labelling of the product, the licensee shall place on the market of the products labeled in accordance with the authorization within six months of the notification of the approval of the modification market and shall update the labels of the products marketed within that same period. In cases where the modification of the marketing authorization decision consists of an enlargement of the uses of the product or a relief of its precautions of use, this period is extended to one year.
"The stock of products whose first bet on the French market is prior to the product label update deadline may be used for a period of twelve months from that date of update.
"These delays in updating the labels and disposal of stocks do not apply in cases where the decision to amend the marketing authorization or an order of the Minister for Agriculture provides for different time limits.
"Art. R. 253-43.-I. ― The products referred to in Article L. 253-1 are placed on the market and stored in their original container and packaging until the time of use.
"Packages used for handling operations must be the same as those provided by the original packaging.
“II. ― The conditions for labelling the products referred to in Article L. 253-1 are specified by decree of ministers responsible for agriculture, health, the environment and consumption.


“Section 5



"National Action Plan for Sustainable Use
Phytopharmaceuticals


"Art. D. 253-44.-The "integrated fight against the enemies of crops" referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 and Article L. 253-6 agrees as the careful consideration of all methods of protection of available plants and, consequently, the integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of populations of pests and maintain the use of phytopharmaceutical and other The integrated fight against the enemies of crops favours the growth of healthy crops by ensuring that agro-ecosystems are disrupted as much as possible and encourages natural mechanisms to combat the enemies of crops.


“Section 6



“Precautionary measures


"Art. R. 253-45.-The administrative authority referred to in section L. 253-7 is the Minister for Agriculture.
"However, where the measures referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 253-7 relate to the use and detention of products referred to in Article L. 253-1, they are taken by joint decree of ministers responsible for agriculture, health, the environment and consumption.
"Art. R. 253-46.-I. ― The administrative authority referred to in Article L. 253-8 is the prefect of the department in which the aerial spraying of phytopharmaceutical products takes place. A decree of the ministers responsible for agriculture, the environment and health determines the conditions under which the prefect may issue exemptions to the air spray ban.
“II. ― The Agency specifically assesses the risks associated with air spraying. Phytopharmaceutical products used in air spraying are expressly approved for this purpose on the basis of this assessment by decision of the Minister for Agriculture.


“Section 7



"Disposal of products whose use
is not authorized


"Art. R. 253-47.-The administrative authority referred to in Article L. 253-12 is the prefect of the region.
"Art. R. 253-48.-I. ― The deadlines mentioned in section L. 253-11 for operations leading to the elimination of phytopharmaceutical products are:
« 1° A year for the collection operations of these products among end users from the dates mentioned in Article L. 253-11;
« 2° One year for final processing of these products from the expiration of the one-year period referred to in 1°.
“II. ― Where the emergency or specific risks to public health or the environment warrant, the Minister for Agriculture may impose shorter collection and processing times than those mentioned in I, in the decision to withdraw the phytopharmaceutical product concerned.


“Section 8



« Inspection and Control


"Art. R. 253-49.-I. ― The samples taken pursuant to Article L. 250-6 shall cover three samples:
"One is intended for the laboratory for analysis;
"the other two, used in the case of conflicting expertise, are retained, on the one hand, by the holder of the product, a plant product or a plant origin that has been sampled and, on the other hand, by the regional management of agriculture and the forest or, for overseas departments, by the direction of agriculture and the forest of which the agent has taken the sampling process.
“II. ― Each sample taken is assigned an identification number.
"III. ― If the holder of the product, plant or plant-based product refuses to store the sample that is destined for it, reference is made to this refusal on the label that accompanies the sample and in the minutes provided for in R. 253-50. The sample is, in this case, retained by the administration.
"IV. – Any sample identified is sealed. The information to be mentioned on the seals is fixed by order of the Minister for Agriculture.
"Art. R. 253-50. -Sample sampling is the subject of a sampling report, which includes, in addition to the presentation of the facts, the following information:
" ― date, time and place of sampling;
" — identity of the product that has been sampled;
“– the nature and volume of samples taken;
" — sample identification number;
" – marks and labels on the product that has been sampled;
" ― name, name and address of the holder of this product;
" — name, first name, quality and signature of the officer who wrote the minutes.
"The holder of a product that has been sampled may have all the observations that he considers useful in the minutes, which he is invited to sign. If he is absent or refuses to sign, mention is made in the minutes.
"Art. R. 253-51. - Orders of the Minister responsible for agriculture determine, as appropriate, for each of the products, plant or plant-based products that may be sampled, the amount to be collected, the processes necessary to obtain homogeneous samples, and the means of transport and storage of the samples.
"Art. R. 253-52.-If the products, plant or plant-based products that have resulted in sampling are not subject to a consignation measure pending the analysis results, the agents referred to in section L. 250-2 may ask the holder of these products to make them known to their destination.
"Art. R. 253-53.-I. ― In order to determine the risks resulting from the marketing of phytopharmaceutical and adjuvant products that do not benefit from the authorization or permit provided for in sections R. 253-5 and R. 253-23, the agents referred to in section L. 250-2 may, before ordering the removal or destruction of these products, take, under the conditions provided for in sections R. 253-49 to R.
"These agents may order the holder to make an inventory of the stock of these products and, in the event that they are dispersed, to store them, in the same place, within a time limit they set.
"Waiting their removal or destruction, the products are recorded and can be sealed.
“II. ― If it appears that products that do not have a marketing authorization have been ceded, the control agents may order their recall within a time limit they set.
"The assignor is, in this case, required to provide such agents with information relating to the dates of disposal of the goods, the quantities of the transferred products, the name and address of the assignee, and the dates of return and quantities of the returned products. The content of this information is defined by order of the Minister for Agriculture.
"Art. R. 253-54.-If it appears, at the time of inspection, that plant or plant-based products have been treated with phytopharmaceutical products that do not have a marketing authorization or a parallel trade permit, these plant or plant-based products are recorded and are sampled under the conditions set out in R. 25349.
"When the analysis of the samples shows that their residue content is greater than the maximum limit allowed by the applicable regulations, these plant or plant products remain recorded as long as this content is higher than the accepted standards.
"If this objective cannot be achieved, the agents referred to in Article L. 250-2 order the destruction of the plant or plant-based products within a time limit that they set and, if necessary, in their presence.


“Section 9


"This section does not include regulatory provisions. »


“Section 10



Miscellaneous provisions


"Art. D. 253-55.-The Commission on Phytopharmaceuticals, Fertilizing Materials and Crop Materials is responsible for:
« 1° To propose to the Minister responsible for agriculture all measures that may contribute to the definition and standardization of the conditions of use of the products referred to in section L. 253-1 and section L. 255-1, with regard to their degree of efficiency and their adverse effects of all kinds, including ecological and sanitary;
« 2° To give its opinion on all matters submitted to it by the Ministers concerned and to make any recommendations relevant to its competence and concerning the products referred to in articles L. 253-1 and L. 255-1.
“This commission includes:
« 1° Representatives of public services;
« 2° Representatives of interested professional bodies;
« 3° Representatives of approved consumer organizations;
« 4° Representatives of approved environmental protection associations at the national level in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 141-1 of the Environmental Code;
« 5° Representatives of the union organizations of the most representative workers in the sector;
« 6° Designated qualified personalities.
"A joint decision of the ministers responsible for agriculture, health, consumption, industry and the environment sets out the composition and modalities of the commission. »

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Section R. 254-20 of chapter IV of Book II title V of the Rural Code and Maritime Fisheries is supplemented by a paragraph as follows:
"The provisions of this section do not apply to phytopharmaceutical products covered by a mandatory control order against pests under section L. 251-8. »

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I. ― In section R. 521-3 of the Environmental Code, the reference to section R. 253-85 is replaced by a reference to section D. 253-55.
II. ― Chapter III of Book V title III of the Environmental Code (regulatory part) is amended as follows:
1° In R. 533-24, the reference to R. 253-24 is replaced by a reference to R. 253-5;
2° In R. 533-51, the reference to R. 253-56 to R. 253-59 is replaced by a reference to sections D. 253-18 to D. 253-21.
III. ― Chapter I of Book IV title I of Part IV of the Labour Code (regulatory part) is amended as follows:
1° In R. 4411-44, the words: "in the sense of Article L. 253-1 of the Rural Code and the Maritime Fisheries" are replaced by the words: "defined in 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009";
2° In section R. 4411-74, the words: "as mentioned in section R. 253-1 of the rural code and the marine fisheries" are replaced by the words: "as defined in section 1 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009".
IV. ― In sections R. 1341-10 and R. 1342-20 of the Public Health Code, the words "for agricultural pest control defined in section L. 253-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code" are replaced by the words: "Phytopharmaceuticals defined in section 1 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009".
V. ― At the b of the 1st of the I of Article 3 of Decree No. 1325-2011 of 18 October 2011 setting the conditions for the issuance, renewal, suspension and withdrawal of the approvals of the individual companies and certificates for the sale, the distribution on a free basis, the application and the advice to the use of the phytopharmaceutical products, the words: "of justification" are deleted and, in the b of the 1st

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I. ― The marketing authorizations in force on the date of entry into force of this Order shall remain valid until they are renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Order.
II. ― Where the terms referred to in section 43, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 relating to the renewal of phytopharmaceutical products are not applicable, the authorizations for the marketing of phytopharmaceutical products that have expired are the subject of a renewal application filed with the National Food, Environment and Labour Safety Agency no later than six months before that due date.
These marketing authorizations are extended during the period necessary to verify compliance with the conditions for renewal of the authorization.
These authorizations are renewed for the duration of section 32 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 if the requirements for renewal are met.
III. ― Where the terms referred to in 2 section 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 relating to the renewal of phytopharmaceutical products are not applicable, the authorizations for the marketing of phytopharmaceutical products submitted to the national review following the first approval of the active substance(s) contained therein are the subject of a request for review filed with the National Food Safety Agency, the National Food Safety Agency.
These marketing authorizations are extended during the period required to verify compliance with the conditions of the national review.
The new authorizations issued for these products following their review are valid for the period provided for in section 32 of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 if the conditions required for the review are met.
IV. ― The marketing authorizations for phytopharmaceutical products in force on the date of entry into force of this Order shall be in accordance with the device of the two ranges of uses defined in Article D. 253-8 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code at the time of their renewal and, no later than December 31, 2016. Requests for compliance are filed on or before December 31, 2015 under the conditions established by an order of the Minister for Agriculture.
V. ― Market authorizations as a parallel introduction and licensing for testing issued prior to the entry into force of this Order are valid for parallel trade permits and permits for experimentation.

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The decree of 11 May 1937 adopted for the application of the Act of 4 August 1903, as amended by the Act of 10 March 1935, concerning the suppression of fraud in the trade of products used for the destruction of pests of crops is repealed.

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I. ― Section 2 of Title II of the Schedule to the above-mentioned Order of 19 December 1997 is amended as follows:
1° The provisions relating to the marketing authorizations and distribution authorizations for the testing of phytopharmaceuticals, to the approvals for the production of officially recognized tests of phytopharmaceuticals, to the refusal of the transmission of a record of application for registration on the community list of an active substance contained in a phytopharmaceutical product not located on the market on 25 July 1993, to the authorizations of an extension
2° In the provisions on authorizations for the use, dissemination and marketing of genetically modified organisms, references to articles R. * 253-24, R. * 253-27, R. * 253-32, R. * 253-56 and R. * 253-59 are deleted;
3° It is added a paragraph to read:


NATURE OF DECISIONS
REGULATIONS

Decisions on marketing authorizations, parallel trade permits and experimentation of phytopharmaceutical and adjuvant products sold alone or in mixtures and decisions following an application for the modification, renewal or withdrawal of such authorizations and permits, including for phytopharmaceutical products composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms.

Decisions referred to in Article R. 253-5 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code.

Authorization for reconditioning of products subject to a parallel trade permit.

Decisions referred to in Article R. 253-28 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code.

Acceptance of data privacy requests.

Decisions referred to in Article R. 253-34 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code.

Accreditation of officially recognized trials.

Decisions referred to in Article R. 253-38 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code.


II. ― In the title of Decree No. 97-1203 of 24 December 1997, the words: "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Article 2 (2°)" are replaced by the words: "Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of the second paragraph of Article 2".
III. ― Schedule II of the above-mentioned Decree No. 97-1203 of 24 December 1997 is supplemented by the following paragraph:

NATURE OF DECISIONS
REGULATIONS

Objection to the personal introduction of products with a parallel trade permit

Decisions referred to in Article R. 253-27 of the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code.

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I. ― The provisions of this Order apply to applications filed as of July 1, 2012.
II. ― Article R. 253-37 inserted in the Rural and Maritime Fisheries Code by this Order comes into force on January 1, 2013.

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The Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Health and the Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rurality and Land Management are responsible, each with respect to it, for the execution of this Order, to be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.


Done on 9 May 2012.


François Fillon

By the Prime Minister, Minister of Ecology,


sustainable development, transport and housing:


Minister of Agriculture, Food,

Fisheries, Rural

and landscaping,

Bruno Le Maire

Minister of Economy,

finance and industry,

François Baroin

The Minister of Labour,

employment and health,

Xavier Bertrand


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