40If, in the context of a parallel import, marketing authorisation were linked only to the imported product and not to the person of the importer, he would have to carry out the necessary checks. If operators were permitted, without any prior monitoring, to make available to third parties or use a plant protection product which had already been subjected to a simplified marketing authorisation procedure, the risk of improper or irregular use of that product might increase. Firstly, it could not be guaranteed that importers would carry out dependable checks as to whether and on what conditions a plant protection product introduced as a parallel import has the benefit of a marketing authorisation issued in favour of another product. Secondly, compliance with the strict rules concerning the labelling and packaging of plant protection products, the objective of which is, inter alia, to ensure that the products are correctly used, could equally not be efficiently monitored by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.
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