Article 1
Endosulfan shall not be included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
2005/864/EC: Commission Decision of 2 December 2005 concerning the non-inclusion of endosulfan in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance (notified under document number C(2005) 4611) Text with EEA relevance
2005/864/EC: Commission Decision of 2 December 2005 concerning the non-inclusion of endosulfan in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance (notified under document number C(2005) 4611) Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
Member States shall ensure that: 1. authorisations for plant protection products containing endosulfan are withdrawn by 2 June 2006; 2. from 3 December 2005 no authorisations for plant protection products containing endosulfan 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 endosulfan 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 2005 at the latest on the application of this paragraph and in particular on the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (c) and provide on a yearly basis estimates of the amounts of endosulfan 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4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and: (a) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn on 2 June 2006, shall expire not later than 2 June 2007; (b) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 30 June 2007, shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.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.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX List of authorisations referred to in Article 2(3) Column A Column B Member State Use Greece Cotton, tomato, peppers, pears, potato, alfa-alfa Spain Hazel nut, cotton, tomato Italy Hazel nut Poland Hazel nut, strawberry, gerbera, ornamental bulbs
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