The Commission may establish a work programme grouping together similar active substances setting priorities on the basis of safety concerns for human and animal health or the environment and taking into account, as far as possible, the need for an effective control and resistance management of target pest. The programme may require interested parties to submit all the necessary data to the Member States, the Commission and the Authority within a period provided for in the programme.
The programme shall include the following:
(a)
the procedures concerning the submission and assessment of applications for renewal of approvals;
(b)
the necessary data to be submitted, including measures to minimise animal testing, in particular the use of non-animal test methods and intelligent testing strategies;
(c)
the periods for submission of such data;
(d)
rules on the submission of new information;
(e)
period for assessment and decision making;
(f)
the allocation of evaluation of active substances to Member States, taking into account a balance in the responsibilities and work to be done among Member States acting as rapporteurs.