The specific case of downstream users
EcoMundo looked into the situation of downstream users already covered by an upstream application for authorisation. It means that an upstream actor in the supply chain has applied for and was granted or is awaiting an authorisation for a given period. The downstream user is consequently still covered for their specific use until the expiration of the authorisation or the refusal of the application.
These downstream users also have the possibility to submit an application for authorisation individually, before the expiry of the one that covers them. The situation raised the question of knowing when the authorisation would start, if it were granted, and what criteria would be used to determine the review period.
Questions to ECHA
ECHA gave the following answers to the above-mentioned questions from EcoMundo:
- Regarding the starting date of the review period for the application for authorisation, several scenarios are possible and awaiting clarifications from the European Commission. However, as a general rule, for a decision on an application for authorisation delivered after the sunset date of the substance, the review period should start on the date of entry into force of the Commission’s decision.
- As for the criteria to evaluate the duration of the review period, ECHA indicated that they would be the same ones as those already in use for initial applications for authorisation.
EcoMundo’s recommendations
Our experts, with their combined expertise, help companies elaborate a strategy for their application for authorisation, specifically adapted to each case. EcoMundo’s unique methodology allows companies we represent to be systematically granted the review periods sought for their authorisation, since 2015.
