2006/797/EC: Commission Decision of 22 November 2006 concerning the non-inclusion of ammonium sulphamate, hexaconazole, sodium tetrathiocarbonate and 8-hydroxyquinoline in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these active substances (notified under document number C(2006) 5535) (Text with EEA relevance)

Directive 91/414/EEC · Decision · 6 articles

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Article 1

Ammonium sulphamate, hexaconazole, sodium tetrathiocarbonate and 8-hydroxyquinoline shall not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.

Article 2

Member States shall ensure that: (a) Authorisations for plant protection products containing ammonium sulphamate, hexaconazole, sodium tetrathiocarbonate and 8-hydroxyquinoline are withdrawn by 22 May 2007; (b) From 23 November 2006 no authorisations for plant protection products containing ammonium sulphamate, hexaconazole, sodium tetrathiocarbonate and 8-hydroxyquinoline are granted or renewed under the derogation provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

Article 3

1. By derogation from Article 2, a Member State listed in column B of the Annex may maintain authorisations for plant protection products containing substances listed in column A for uses listed in column C of that Annex until 31 May 2010 at the latest. A Member State 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 effects on human or animal health and no unacceptable influence on the environment; (b) such plant protection products remaining on the market after 22 May 2007 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. 2. The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission about the measures taken in application of paragraph 1, and in particular about the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (d), by 31 December of each year.

Article 4

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 Where authorisations shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 2 by 22 May 2007 at the latest, the period shall expire on 22 May 2008 at the latest. Where authorisations shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 3(1) by 31 May 2010 at the latest, the period shall expire on 30 November 2010 at the latest.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX List of authorisations referred to in Article 3(1) Column A Column B Column C Active substance Member State Use Sodium tetrathiocarbonate Greece Soil disinfection in horticulture. Spain Soil disinfection in horticulture and woody crops. 8-Hydroxyquinoline France Vine cuttings application. Greece Localised soil disinfection in horticulture, orchards, olive orchards and vineyards. Vine cuttings application. Spain Protection of pruning wounds on woody crops. Localised soil disinfection in horticulture. Vine cuttings application.

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