4 Criteria for Assessing whether the Active Substances or Preparations are Identical
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4 Criteria for Assessing whether the Active Substances or Preparations are Identical

  4.1 The description of Active Substances and Preparations should include chemicals associated with the system, as required by the Procedure (G9) in section 4.1 and listed in detail in relevant sections of the GESAMP-BWWG Methodology, applicable at the time of this assessment.

  4.2 If any of the identified chemicals is not listed in the original Basic Approval application, then utilization of Basic Approval is not appropriate.

  4.3 The stated concentrations for storage, generation and treatment, as appropriate, of the Active Substances and Preparations should be equal to or less than those in the original Basic Approval application.

  4.4 The maximum allowable discharge concentration or the worst case discharge concentration should be equal to or less than those in the original Basic Approval application.

  4.5 Analytical data about the composition and structure of the Active Substances or Preparations should be provided to substantiate that the Active Substances and Preparations are identical.


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