Før et aktivt stof optages i bilag I, bør medlemsstaterne og de berørte parter have en rimelig frist til at forberede sig, så de kan opfylde de nye krav, optagelsen medfører, og for at sikre, at ansøgere, der har udarbejdet dossierer, fuldt ud kan udnytte databeskyttelsesperioden på ti år, der indledes på datoen for optagelsen, jf. artikel 12, stk. 1, litra c), nr. ii), i direktiv 98/8/EF.
A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed and to ensure that applicants who have prepared dossiers can benefit fully from the 10-year period of data protection, which, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, starts from the date of inclusion.