COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/46/EC (2), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC set out the requirements for the dossier to be submitted by applicants respectively for the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I and for the authorization of a plant protection product;
Whereas it is necessary to indicate, to the applicants, in Annexes II and III, as precisely as possible, any details on the required information, such as the circumstances, conditions and technical protocols under which certain data have to be generated; whereas these provisions should be introduced as soon as available in order to permit applicants to use them in the preparation of their files;
Whereas it is now possible to introduce more precision with regard to the data requirements concerning residues in or on treated products, food and feed of the active substance provided for in Section 6 of Part A of Annex II;
Whereas it is also now possible to introduce more precision with regard to the data requirements concerning residues in or on treated products, food and feed of the plant protection product provided for in Section 8 of Part A of Annex III;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as follows:
1. In Part A of Annex II the Section headed '6. Residues in or on treated products, food and feed` is replaced by Annex I hereto.
2. In Part A of Annex III in Section 7, under the heading '7.2. Data on exposure` the following text is inserted:
'When measuring exposure to a plant protection product in the air within the breathing area of operators, bystanders or workers the requirements for measuring procedures described in Annex II A to Council Directive 80/1107/EEC of 27 November 1980 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work (*) have to be taken into account.
(*) OJ No L 327, 3. 12. 1980, p. 8.`
3. In Part A of Annex III the Section headed '8. Residues in or on treated products, food and feed` is replaced by Annex II hereto.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 30 November 1997. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 October 1996.