8.1 Basic Approval
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8.1 Basic Approval

  8.1.1 All proprietary data should be treated as confidential by the Organization and its Technical Group, the Competent Authorities involved, and the evaluating regulatory scientists, if any. However, all information related to safety and environmental protection, including physical/chemical properties, environmental fate and toxicity, should be treated as non-confidential.

  8.1.2 Procedure to be followed:

  • .1 The manufacturer should evaluate the Active Substances or Preparations and the potential discharge in accordance with the approval criteria specified in this procedure.

  • .2 Upon completion, the manufacturer should prepare an Application on the Active Substances and Preparations and submit it to the Member of the Organization concerned. An application should only be made once the ballast water management system, Active Substance or Preparation has been sufficiently designed, progressed and tested to provide the full data necessary for a Basic Approval.

  • .3 The Administration having received a satisfactory application should as soon as possible propose an approval to the Organization.

  • .4 Members of the Organization may propose an approval.

  • .5 The Organization should announce and set the time frame for the evaluation of Active Substances and Preparations.

  • .6 Parties, Members of the Organization, the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, intergovernmental organizations having agreements with the Organization and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Organization may submit information that is relevant to the evaluation.

  • .7 The Organization should establish a Technical Group in accordance with its rules of procedure ensuring that proprietary data should be treated as confidential.

  • .8 The Technical Group should review the comprehensive proposal along with any additional data submitted and report to the Organization whether the proposal has demonstrated a potential for unreasonable risk for environment, human health, property or resources in accordance with the criteria specified in this procedure.

  • .9 The Technical Group's report should be in written form and circulated to the Parties, Members of the Organization, the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, intergovernmental organizations having agreements with the Organization and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Organization, prior to its consideration by the competent Committee.

  • .10 The Committee of the Organization should decide whether to approve any proposal, introduce any modifications thereto, if appropriate, taking into account the Technical Group's report.

  • .11 The Member of the Organization that submitted the application to the Organization should inform in writing the applicant about the decision made with regard to the respective Active Substance or Preparation and their manner of application.

  • .12 Active Substances or Preparations receiving Basic Approval by the Organization may be used for prototype or type approval testing based on the guidelines developed by the Organizationfootnote. Subject to evaluation against the criteria developed by the Organization, an Active Substance or Preparation may be used for Prototype or Type Approval testing for the approval of different BWMS.

  • .13 An applicant seeking to take advantage of an Active Substance or Preparation's Basic Approval should provide in its application a written agreement from the applicant whose Active Substance or Preparation has been granted the initial Basic Approval.

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