2003/199/EC: Council Decision of 18 March 2003 concerning the non-inclusion of aldicarb in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance

• CELEX: Directive 91/414/EEC
• Articles: 5

Article 1

Aldicarb shall not be included as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.

Article 2

Member States shall ensure that:

1. authorisations for plant protection products containing aldicarb are withdrawn by 18 September 2003;

2. from 18 March 2003 no authorisations for plant protection products containing aldicarb are granted or renewed under the derogation provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC;

3. in relation to the uses listed in column B of the Annex, a Member State specified in column A may maintain in force authorisations for plant protection products containing aldicarb until 30 June 2007 provided that it:

(a) ensures that such plant protection products remaining on the market are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions;

(b) imposes all appropriate risk mitigation measures to reduce any possible risks in order to ensure the protection of human and animal health and the environment; and

(c) ensures that alternative products or methods for such uses are being seriously sought, in particular, by means of action plans.

The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission on 31 December 2004 at the latest on the application of this Article and in particular on the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (c) and provide on a yearly basis estimates of the amounts of aldicarb used for essential uses pursuant to this Article.

Article 3

Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of 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(a) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn on 18 September 2003, shall expire not later than 18 September 2004;

(b) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 30 June 2007, shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.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 Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. Drys

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/5/EC (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 7).

(2) OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2266/2000 (OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 27).

(3) OJ L 107, 28.4.1994, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/95 (OJ L 225, 22.9.1995, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 36. Directive as last amended by the Act of Accession of 1994.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

List of authorisations referred to in Article 2(3)

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