Preamble
Recitals 59
Chapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-3) 3
Chapter II - ACTIVE SUBSTANCES, SAFENERS, SYNERGISTS AND CO-FORMULANTS (Article 4-27) 24
- Section 1 - Active substances (Article 4-24) 21
  - Subsection 1 - Requirements and conditions for approval (Article 4-6) 3
    
    Article 4 - Approval criteria for active substances
    
    Article 5 - First approval
    
    Article 6 - Conditions and restrictions
  - Subsection 2 - Approval procedure (Article 7-13) 7
  - Subsection 3 - Renewal and review (Article 14-21) 8
  - Subsection 4 - Derogations (Article 22-24) 3
- Section 2 - Safeners and synergists (Article 25-26) 2
- Section 3 - Unacceptable co-formulants (Article 27) 1
Chapter III - PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS (Article 28-57) 30
Chapter IV - ADJUVANTS (Article 58) 1
Chapter V - DATA PROTECTION AND DATA SHARING (Article 59-62) 4
Chapter VI - PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION (Article 63) 1
Chapter VII - PACKAGING, LABELLING AND ADVERTISING OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS AND ADJUVANTS (Article 64-66) 3
Chapter VIII - CONTROLS (Article 67-68) 2
Chapter IX - EMERGENCIES (Article 69-71) 3
Chapter X - ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS (Article 72-79) 7
Chapter XI - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 80-84) 5
Annexes 5
Amending acts 3

Article 5 - First approval

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Article 5

First approval

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First approval shall be for a period not exceeding 10 years.

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