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 EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 
 
Draft 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of 
concerning the non-inclusion of Beauveria br ogniartii and potassium permanganate  in 
Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant 
protection products contai ning these substances* 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
  EN 2   EN COMMISSION DECISION 
of 
concerning the non-inclusion of Beauveria br ogniartii and potassium permanganate  in 
Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant 
protection products contai ning these substances*  
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the Co uncil Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 Ju ly 1991 concerning the placing of 
plant protection products on the market1, and in particular the four th subparagraph of Article 
8(2) thereof, 
Whereas:  (1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provi des that a Member State may, during a 
period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, au thorise the placing on 
the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in 
Annex I to that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of 
notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work.  
(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 1112/2002
2 and (EC) No 2229/20043 lay down the 
detailed rules for the implementation of th e fourth stage of the programme of work 
referred to in Article 8(2)  of Directive 91/414/EEC.  
                                                 
1 OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1 Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/xx/EC (OJ L xxx, 
xx.xx.2007, p. xx). 
2 OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 14.  
3 OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 13 as last amended by Reg. (EC) 1095/2007 (OJ L 246, 21.09.2007, p.19) EN 3   EN (3) Beauveria brogniartii and potassium permanga nate are substances designated in the 
fourth stage programme. 
(4) The sole notifiers for Beauveria brogniartii and potassium permanganate informed the 
Commission on 5 September 2007 and 22 Februa ry 2008 respectively, that they no 
longer wished to participate in the programme of work fo r these active su bstances, and 
therefore further information will not be submitted. As a consequence, these active 
substances should not be included in  the Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC. 
(5) For the active substances for which there is only a short period of advance notice for 
the withdrawal of plant protection produc ts containing such substances, it is 
reasonable to provide for a period of grace fo r disposal, storage, placing on the market 
and use of existing stocks no longer than twelve  months to allow existing stocks to be 
used in no more than one further growi ng season. In cases where a longer advance 
notice period is provided, such period can be  shortened to expire  at the end of the 
growing season. 
(6) This decision does not prejudice the subm ission of an application for these active 
substances according to the provisions of Article 6 (2) of Directive 91/414/EEC in 
view of a possible incl usion in its Annex I. 
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
The active substances listed in  Annex I to this Decision sh all not be included as active 
substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. EN 4   EN Article 2 
Member States shall ensure that: 
(a) authorizations for plant pr otection products containing the active substances listed in 
Annex I are withdrawn by […. OFFICE  OF PUBLICATIONS: INSERT DATE 
6 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ADO PTION OF THIS DECISION]; 
(b) no authorisations for plant protection pr oducts containing these active substances are 
granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision. 
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 and sh all expire not later than .( OFFICE OF 
PUBLICATIONS: INSERT DATE 18 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THIS DECISION.)  EN 5   EN Article 4  
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
 For the Commission 
 Androula VASSILIOU  Member of the Commission EN 6   EN