Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002 extending the time period referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to that Directive and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 · Regulation · 5 articles

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Article 1

The time period of 12 years referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC is extended until 31 December 2005 for the active substances which are assessed in the framework of Regulations (EEC) No 3600/92 and the second stage under Regulation (EC) No 451/2000, and until 31 December 2008 for the active substances which are assessed in the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002, unless a decision has been taken or is taken before that date to include or not include the active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. During these periods the Member States may continue to authorise or authorise again the placing on the market of plant protection products containing the above mentioned active substances, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

Article 2

1. The active substances listed in Annex I to this Regulation are not included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. 2. Member States shall ensure that authorisations for plant protection products containing the active substances listed in Annex I to this Regulation are withdrawn by 25 July 2003 except as provided in paragraph 3. 3. In relation to a substance specified in column A of Annex II, any Member State specified in column B of that Annex in relation to the substance may maintain in force authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance for the uses listed in column C until 30 June 2007 provided that it: (a) ensures that the continued use is only accepted as far it does not have any harmful effect on human or animal health and no unacceptable influence on the environment; (b) ensures that such plant protection products remaining on the market after 31 December 2003 are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions; (c) imposes all appropriate risk mitigation measures to reduce any possible risks; (d) ensures that alternatives for such uses are being seriously sought. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission on 31 December 2004 at the latest on the application of this paragraph and in particular on the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (d).

Article 3

Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC shall be as short as possible and: (a) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 25 July 2003, shall expire not later than 31 December 2003, except for the limited number of essential uses referred to in Annex II, for which the authorisation can still be maintained in specified Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 2(3); (b) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 30 June 2007, shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 November 2002. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. (2) OJ L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 28. (3) OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. (4) OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23. (5) OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10. (6) OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 27. (7) OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 14. (8) COM(2001) 444 final.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

List of active substances which are not included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC 1,2-Dichloropropane 1,3-Dichloropropene (cis) 1,3-Diphenyl urea 2-(dithiocyanomethylthio)-benzothiazol 2,3,6-TBA 2,4,5-T 2-Aminobutane (aka sec-butylamine) 2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol 4-CPA (4-chlorophenoxyaceticacid = PCPA) 4-t-Pentylphenol Acifluorfen Aldimorph Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride Alkyltrimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride Allethrin Alloxydim Allyl alcohol Ametryn Ampropylofos Ancymidol Anilazine Anthracene oil Azaconazole Azamethiphos Aziprotryne Barban Barium fluosilicate Barium polysulphide Benazolin Bendiocarb Benfuresate Benodanil Bensulide Bensultap Bentaluron Benzalkonium chloride Benzoximate Benzoylprop Benzthiazuron Bioallethrin Bioresmethrin Bitumen Brandol (hydroxynonyl-2,6-dinitrobenzene) Bromacil Bromocyclen Bromofenoxim Bromophos Bromophos-ethyl Bromopropylate Bronopol Butachlor Butocarboxim Butoxycarboxim Butylate Calcium carbonate (aka chalk) Calcium hydroxide (aka slake lime) Calcium oxide (quick lime) Carbon disulfide Carbophenothion Cartap Cetrimide Chinomethionat (aka quinomethionate) Chlomethoxyfen Chloral-bis-acylal Chloral-semi-acetal Chloramben Chlorbromuron Chlorbufam Chloretazate Chlorfenprop Chlorfenson (aka chlorfenizon) Chlorfenvinphos Chlorfluazuron Chlormephos Chlorobenzilate Chloropropylate Chloroxuron Chlorphonium chloride Chlorthiamid Chlorthiophos Cufraneb Cyanazine Cycloate Cycluron Cyprofuram DADZ (zinc-diethyldithiocarbamate) Dalapon delta-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis Demeton-S-methyl Demeton-S-methyl sulphone Desmetryne Diafenthiuron Dialifos Di-allate Diammonium phosphate Dichlofenthion Dichlofluanid Dichlone Dichlorprop Diclobutrazol Dicrotophos Dicyclopentadiene Dienochlor Diethatyl (-ethyl) Difenoxuron Difenzoquat Dikegulac Dimefox Dimefuron Dimepiperate Dimethirimol Dimexano Dinitramine Dinobuton Dioxacarb Dioxathion Diphenamid (aka difenamide) Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate Disulfoton Ditalimfos Drazoxolon Endothal EPTC (ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) Etacelasil Ethidimuron (aka sulfodiazol) Ethiofencarb Ethion (aka diethion) Ethirimol Ethoate-methyl Etrimfos Fenaminosulf Fenazaflor Fenfuram Fenoprop Fenothiocarb Fenoxaprop Fenpiclonil Fenpropathrin Fenridazon Fenson (aka fenizon) Fenthiosulf Fenuron Flamprop Fluazifop Flubenzimine Flucycloxuron Flucythrinate Flumequine Flumethralin Fluorodifen Fluoroglycofene Flupoxam Fluridone Fomesafen Fonofos Formothion Fosamine Fosthietan Furalaxyl Furathiocarb Furconazole Furfural Furmecyclox Gentian violet Halfenprox (aka brofenprox) Haloxyfop Heptenophos Hexachlorophene Hexazinone Hydramethylnon Hydroxy-MCPA Hydroxyphenyl-salicylamide Imazapyr Imazethabenz Iminoctadine Iodofenphos Isazofos Isocarbamide Isofenphos Isolan Isopropalin Isoprothiolane Isoxathion Karbutilate Kinoprene Mancopper Mecarbam Mefenacet Mephospholan Mepronil Merphos (aka tributylphosphorotrithioite) Methacrifos Methazole Methfuroxam Methoprene Methoprothryne Methoxychlor Methylenebisthiocyanate Methylisothiocyanate Methylnaphthylacetamide Methylnaphthylacetic acid Metobromuron Metolachlor Metoxuron Metsulfovax Mevinphos Monalide Monocrotophos Monuron MAA (methyl arsonic acid) Nabam Naptalam Naphtylacetic acid hydrazide Neburon Nitralin Nitrothal Nonylphenol ether polyoxyethyleneglycol Nonylphenol ethoxylate Norflurazon Noruron Octhilinone Ofurace Omethoate Orbencarb Oxadixyl Oxine-copper Oxycarboxin Oxytetracycline Paraformaldehyde p-Chloronitrobenzene Pebulate Pentachlorophenol Pentanochlor Perfluidone Phenols Phenothrin Phenthoate Phorate Phosametine Phosphamidon Pirimiphos-ethyl Potassium silicate Profenofos Promecarb Prometryne Propazine Propetamphos Propoxur Propyl-3-t-butylphenoxyacetate Prothiocarb Prothiofos Prothoate Pyraclofos Pyrazoxyfen Pyridafenthion Pyrifenox Pyroquilone Quinalphos Quizalofop Resmethrin Rock powder Secbumeton Seconal (aka 5-allyl-5-(1'-methylbutyl) barbituric acid) Sethoxydim Siduron Silicates Silver nitrate Sodium arsenite Sodium diacetoneketogulonate Sodium dichlorophenate Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate Sodium fluosilicate Sodium monochloroacetate Sodium pentaborate Sodium p-t-amylphenate Sodium silicate Sodium silver thiosulphate Sodium tetrathiocarbamate Sodium thiocyanate Sulfotep Sulprofos Tar acids TCA TCMTB Tebutam (aka butam) Tebuthiuron Temephos Terbacil Terbufos Terbumeton Terbutryn Tetrachlorvinphos Tetradifon Tetramethrin Tetrasul Thiazafluron Thiazopyr Thiocyclam Thiofanox Thiometon Thionazin Thiophanate Tiocarbazil Tolylphtalam Tralomethrin Triapenthenol Triazbutyl Triazophos Tribufos (s,s,s-tributyl-phosphorotrithioate) Tributyltinoxyde Trichloronate Tridiphane Trietazine Trifenmorph Triforine Trioxymethylen Validamycin Vamidothion Vernolate ANNEX II List of authorisations referred to in Article 2(3) >TABLE>

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