. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/69 
9 August 2004 
 (04-3366) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
European Commission,  
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax:  003222995725,  E-mail:   ec-tbt@cec.eu.int
 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Cresylic acid, 
dichlorophen, imazameth abenz, kasugamicin and polyoxi n (pesticide active substances) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Decision Concerning the Non-Inclusion of cr esylic acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, 
kasugamicin et polyoxin as Active Substances in  Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC 
and the Withdrawal of Authorisations for Pl ant Protection Products Containing these Active 
Substances (6 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   Provides that cresylic acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, 
kasugamicin and polyoxin are not included in the positive Community list and the Member 
States have to withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing cresylic 
acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz , kasugamicin and polyoxin. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market 
sets up a harmonised framework for the authorisation and placing on the market of plant protection products in order to protect  human health and the environment. 
Article 8(2) of this Directive provides a pr ogramme to be carried out over a period of 
12 years for the gradual examination of the ac tive substances contained in the pesticides, 
which are on the market for the inclus ion in Annex I of the Directive. 
 Cresylic acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, kasugamicin and polyoxin are some of the 
active substances covered by the second a nd third stages of this work programme. 
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For these substances no complete dossier has b een submitted or the notifier has declared 
that no dossier will be submitted within the prescribed time limit. 
For the active substances dichlorophen, i zamamethabenz, kasugamicin and polyoxin the 
Commission would allow a further 3 years of au thorization and use for a limited number of 
Member States and for a restricted number of crops. 
This measure is also being notified under the SPS Agreement. 
8. Relevant documents:   Doc. SANCO/10105/2004 rev 5 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 November 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force: Member States have to withdraw all existing 
authorizations for plant protection products containing cresylic acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, kasuga micin and polyoxin 6 
months after date of adoption. For these active 
substances the authorizations for specified crops in 
specified Member States have to be withdrawn only by 30 June 2007, with a period of grace for existing stocks expiring on 31 December 2007 at the latest. 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission,  
EC-TBT Enquiry Point,  
 Fax:  0032 2 299 57 25,   E-mail:   ec-tbt@cec.eu.int