How to read the guidance and who should read it?
The guidance is first and foremost aimed towards prospective applicants on how to prepare a mutual recognition for a plant protection product in Norway.
This guidance applies for applications sent after 1 January 2024
The guidance should be regarded as complementary to the EU guidance document on Zonal Evaluation and Mutual Recognition (SANCO/13169/2010, latest version). The EU guidance can be found on the EU Commission’s overview of procedural guidances (food.ec.europa.eu), under the headline Post approval issues. Most of the specific requirements that apply under Norwegian conditions are extensively described in the “Guidance document on work-sharing in the Northern zone in the authorisation of plant protection products» (hereinafter referred to as the Northern Zone Guidance).
The current version of the Northern Zone Guidance may be found here