55Applications for assessment of priority existing chemicals

#### 55 Applications for assessment of priority existing chemicals (1) Where a chemical becomes a priority existing chemical, a person may, within 28 days after the day on which it did so, apply in writing in the approved form for the assessment of the chemical. (1A) 2 or more persons may make a joint application. (2) Where the chemical has been a priority existing chemical for longer than 28 days, a person may make a late application in writing in the approved form for the assessment of the chemical. (3) An application or late application for assessment of a priority existing chemical must be accompanied by information of all the kinds specified under paragraph 51(2)(d) in the notice declaring the chemical.