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SANCO/03874/2007 rev.1 EN 1   EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, December 2007 
SANCO/03874/2007 rev.1 
  
DRAFT* 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of […] 
concerning the non-inclusion of azocyclotin,  cyhexatin and thidiazuron in Annex I to 
Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal  of authorisations for plant protection 
products containing those active substances 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
 
 
 
 EN 2   EN COMMISSION DECISION 
of […] 
concerning the non-inclusion of azocyclotin,  cyhexatin and thidiazuron in Annex I to 
Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal  of authorisations for plant protection 
products containing thos e active substances  
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 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 twelve years following the notifi cation of that Direct ive, authorise the 
placing on the market of plant protection pr oducts containing active substances not 
listed in Annex I to that Directive that ar e 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 451/2000
2 and (EC) No 1490/20023 lay down the 
detailed rules for the implem entation of the second and th ird stage of the programme 
of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.  
(3) Azocyclotin, cyhexatin and thidiazuron are substances designated in the third stage 
programme.  
(4) The sole notifiers for azocyclotin, c yhexatin and thidiazuron informed the 
Commission on 25 January 2007, 24 January 2007 and 7 February 2007 respectively, 
that they no longer wished to participate in the programme of wo rk for these active 
substances, and therefore further information will not be submitted. As a consequence, 
these active substances should not be incl uded in Annex I to Di rective 91/414/EEC.  
(5) Measures should be taken to ensure that existing authorisations  for plant protection 
products containing azocyclotin, cyhexatin or thidiazuron are withdrawn within a 
                                                 
1 OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by [INSERT LAST AMENDMENT].  
2  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/2003 (OJ L 151, 
19.6.2003, p.32). 
3  OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2007 (OJ L 246, 
21.9.2007, p. 19). EN 3   EN prescribed period and are not renewed and th at no authorisations for such products are 
granted. 
(6) For these active substances fo r which there is only a shor t period of advance notice for 
the withdrawal of plant protection products co ntaining such substances, it is reasonable to 
provide for a period of grace for disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of 
existing stocks for a period no longer than twel ve months to allow existing stocks to be 
used in no more than one fu rther growing. In cases where a longer advance notice period 
is provided, such period can be shortened to  expire at the end of the growing season. 
(7) This Decision does not prejudice the submi ssion of an application for azocyclotin, 
cyhexatin or thidiazuron according to the pr ovisions of Article 6(2) of Directive 
91/414/EEC in view of a possibl e inclusion in its Annex I. 
(8) 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 
Azocyclotin, cyhexatin and thidiazuron shal l not be included in Annex I to Directive 
91/414/EEC. 
Article 2 
 
Member States shall ensure that: (a) authorisations for plant protection pr oducts containing azocycl otin, cyhexatin and 
thidiazuron are withdrawn by …
∗; 
(b) from … ** no authorisations for plant protection products containing azocyclotin, 
cyhexatin and thidiazuron are granted or rene wed under the derogation pr ovided for in Article 
8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC 
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 shall expire not later than ***. 
                                                 
* 6 months from the date of adoption of this Decision 
** Date of publication of this Decision 
*** 18 months from the date of adoption of this Decision 
 EN 4   EN Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
  Done at Brussels, […] 
 For the Commission 
 Markos Kyprianou 
 Member of the Commission