2004/129/EC: Commission Decision of 30 January 2004 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 152)

Directive 91/414/EEC · Decision · 5 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

The active substances listed in Annex I to this Decision shall not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.

Article 2

1. Member States shall ensure that authorisations for plant protection products containing the active substances listed in Annex I to this Decision are withdrawn by 31 March 2004 at the latest. 2. By derogation from paragraph 1, Member States listed in column B of Annex II may maintain authorisations for plant protection products containing substances listed in column A of that Annex for uses listed in column C of that Annex until 30 June 2007 at the latest, to permit the development of an efficient alternative for the substance concerned. Member States making use of the derogation provided for in the first subparagraph shall ensure that the following conditions are complied with: (a) the continued use is only accepted so far as it has no harmful effect on human or animal health and no unacceptable influence on the environment; (b) such plant protection products remaining on the market after 31 March 2004 are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions; (c) all appropriate risk mitigation measures are imposed to reduce any possible risks; (d) alternatives for such uses are being seriously sought. 3. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission about the measures taken in application of paragraph 2, and in particular about the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (d), by 31 December 2004 at the latest.

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. Where authorisations shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 2(1) by 31 March 2004 at the latest, the period shall expire on 31 December 2004 at the latest. Where authorisations shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 2(2) by 30 June 2007 at the latest, the period shall expire on 31 December 2007 at the latest.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 January 2004. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. (2) OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 41. (3) OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 14. (4) OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. (5) OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

List of active substances referred to in Article 1 PART A Substance covered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/2001 (second stage of the programme of work) Methidathion PART B Substances covered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 (third stage of the programme of work) Cinosulfuron Clofencet Chlorflurenol Flamprop-M Flurenol Hexaflumuron Imazethapyr Nuarimol Primisulfuron Pretilachlor Quinclorac Streptomycine Tridemorph Triadimefon PART C Substances covered by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1112/2002 (fourth stage of the programme of work) A. Chemical active substances (4E-7Z)-4,7-Tridecadien-1-yl-acetate (4Z-9Z)-7,9-Dodecadien-1-ol (E)-10-Dodecenyl acetate (Z)-3-Methyl-6-isopropenyl-3,4-decadien-1-yl acetate (Z)-3-Methyl-6-isopropenyl-9-decen-1-yl acetate (Z)-5-Dodecen-1-yl acetate (Z)-7-Tetradecanole (Z)-9-Tricosene (Z,Z) Octadienyl acetate 2-Propanol 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal 4-chloro-3-methylphenol 7,8-Epoxi-2-methyl-octadecane 7-Methyl-3-methylene-7-octene-1-yl-propionate Acridinic bases Alkyldimethybenzyl ammonium chloride Alkyldimethylethylbenzyl ammonium chloride Ammonium hydroxide Ammonium sulphate Barium nitrate Biphenyl Boric acid Bromethalin Calciferol Calcium cyanide Calcium oxide Calcium phosphate Chlorhydrate of poly (imino imido biguanidine) Chlorophylline Cholecalciferol Choline chloride Corn steep liquor Coumachlor Coumafuryl Coumatetralyl Crimidine Difethialone Dioctyldimethyl ammonium chloride Diphacinone Ethanethiol Ethylhexanoate Flocumafen Fluoroacetamide Hydrogen cyanide Isoval Lactic acid Lauryldimethylbenzylammonium bromide Lauryldimethylbenzylammonium chloride Lime phosphate Methyl-trans-6-nonenoate Naphtalene Nitrogen Octyldecyldimethyl ammonium chloride Onion extract Papaine p-Cresyl acetate p-Dichlorobenzene Pherodim Phosphoric acid Plant oils/Coconut oil Plant oils/Maize oil Plant oils/Peanut oil Potassium sorbate Pronumone Propionic acid Pyranocumarin Quaternary ammonium compounds Scilliroside Sebacic acid Serricornin Sodium carbonate Sodium chloride Sodium cyanide Sodium dimethylarsinate Sodium hydroxide Sodium o-benzyl-p-chlorphenoxide Sodium propionate Sodium p-t-amylphenoxide Sodium tetraborate Soybean extract Soybean oil, epoxylated Strychnine Tar oils Thallium sulphate Thiourea trans-6-Nonen-1-ol Trimedlure B. Micro-organisms Aschersonia aleyrodis Agrotis segetum granulosis virus Mamestra brassica nuclear polyhedrosis virus Tomato mosaic virus ANNEX II List of authorisations referred to in Article 2(2) >TABLE>

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

What to look at next

Browse all EU Legal ActsEvery instrument by type and year, full text free to read section by sectionEuropean Union legislation EU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year European Union: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they areEuropean Union overview