Commission Decision

of 25 July 2003

extending the time period provided for in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC

(notified under document number C(2003) 2692)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/565/EC)

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 2003/68/EC(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise 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 Regulation (EC) No 1112/2002(3) lays down the detailed rules for the implementation of the fourth stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC. This programme is ongoing and it has not been possible yet to complete decision-making on a number of active substances.

(3) The Commission presented its progress report on 26 July 2001(4). It concluded that progress has not been as good as was originally anticipated and therefore the deadline should be extended for those active substances for which industry has notified a commitment to prepare further the necessary dossiers within the time limits.

(4) For those active substances the time period provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC should be prolonged in order to allow for the submission of dossiers and the evaluation thereof.

(5) This extension of time does not prejudge the possibility of including or not including individual active substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414 as provided for in Article 8(2), fourth subparagraph, of that Directive.

(6) 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 time period of 12 years provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC is extended until 31 December 2008 for the active substances listed in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2003.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 177, 16.7.2003, p. 12.

(3) OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 14.

(4) COM(2001) 444 final.

ANNEX

LIST OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

A. Chemical active substances

(2E,13Z)-Octadecadien-1-yl acetate

(3E,13Z)-Octadecadien-1-yl acetate

(3Z,13Z)-Octadecadien-1-yl acetate

(7E,9E)-Dodecadienyl acetate

(7E,9Z)-Dodecadienyl acetate

(7Z,11E)-Hexadecadien-1-yl acetate

(7Z,11Z)-Hexadecadien-1-yl acetate

(9Z,12E)-Tetradecadien-1-yl acetate

(E)-11-Tetradecenyl acetate

(E)-8-Dodecenyl acetate

(E,E)-8,10-Dodecadien-1-ol

(E/Z)-8-Dodecenyl acetate

(E/Z)-9-Dodecen-1-ol

(E/Z)-9-Dodecenyl acetate

(Z)-11-Hexadecen-1-ol

(Z)-11-Hexadecen-1-yl acetate

(Z)-11-Hexadecenal

(Z)-11-Tetradecen-1-yl acetate

(Z)-13-Hexadecen-11-ynyl acetate

(Z)-13-Octadecenal

(Z)-7-Tetradecenal

(Z)-8-Dodecenol

(Z)-8-Dodecenyl acetate

(Z)-9-Dodecenyl acetate

(Z)-9-Hexadecenal

(Z)-9-Tetradecenyl acetate

(Z,Z,Z,Z)-7,13,16,19-Docosatetraen-1-yl isobutyrate

1,4-Diaminobutane (Putrescine)

1,7-Dioxaspiro-5,5-undecan

1-Decanol

1-Naphthylacetamide

1-Naphthylacetic acid

1-Naphthylacetic acid ethylester

1-Tetradecanol

2,6,6-Trimethylbicyclo(3.1.1)hept-2-en-4-ol

2-Naphthyloxyacetamide

2-Naphthyloxyacetic acid

2-Phenylphenol (incl. Sodium salt)

3,7,11-Trimethyl-1,6,10-dodecatrien-3-ol (Nerolidol)

3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol (Geraniol)

5-Decen-1-ol

5-Decen-1-yl acetate

6-Benzyladenine

Acetic acid

Aluminium ammonium sulfate

Aluminium phosphide

Aluminium sulphate

Within the category of amino acids, the following:

Gamma Aminobutyric acid

L-Glutamic acid

L-Tryptophan

Ammonium acetate

Ammonium carbonate

Anthraquinone

Azadirachtin

Bone oil

Brodifacoum

Bromadiolone

Calcium carbide

Calcium chloride

Carbon dioxide

Chitosan

Chloralose

Chlorophacinone

cis-Zeatin

Citronellol

Citrus extract

Cystein

Denathonium benzoate

Didecyl-dimethylammonium chloride

Difenacoum

Dodecan-1-yl-acetate

Dodecyl alcohol

EDTA and salts thereof

Ethanol

Ethoxyquin

Ethylene

Farnesol/(Z,E)-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol

Within the category of fatty acids, the following:

Decanoic acid

Fatty acid methylester

Fatty acid potassium salt

Heptanoic acid

Octanoic acid

Oleic acid

Pelargonic acid

Fatty alcohols

Folic acid

Formaldehyde

Formic acid

Garlic extract

Gelatine

Gibberellic acid

Gibberellin

Glutaraldehyde

Grapefruit seed extract

Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrolised proteins

Indolylacetic acid

Indolylbutyric acid

Iron sulphate

Kaolin

Kieselgur (Diatomaceous earth)

Lecithin

Lime sulphur

Magnesium phosphide

Maltodextrin

Marigold extract

Methyl nonyl ketone

Mimosa Tenuiflora extract

Nicotine

Paraffin oil

Pepper

Peracetic acid

Petroleum oils

Phoxim

Within the category of plant oils, the following:

Black currant bud oil

Citronella oil

Clove oil

Daphne oil

Etheric oil (Eugenol)

Etheric oils

Eucalyptus oil

Gaiac Wood oil

Garlic oil

Lemongrass oil

Marjoram oil

Olive oil

Orange oil

Pinus oil

Rape seed oil

Soya oil

Spear mint oil

Sunflower oil

Thyme oil

Ylang-Ylang oil

Potassium hydrogen carbonate

Potassium permanganate

Pyrethrins

Quartz sand

Quassia

Within the category of repellents (by smell) of animal or plant origin, the following:

Blood meal

Essential oils

Fatty acids, fish oil

Fish oil

Sheep fat

Tall oil

Tall oil crude

Rotenone

Sea-algae extract

Seaweed

Sodium aluminium silicate

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Sodium hypochlorite

Sodium lauryl sulfate

Sodium metabisulphite

Sodium p-toluenesulphon-chloramide

Sulphur and Sulphur dioxide

Sulphuric acid

Tricalcium phosphate

Trimethylamine hydrochloride

Urea

Wheat gluten

Zinc phosphide

B. Micro-organisms

Bacillus sphaericus

Bacillus thuringiensis, subspecies aizawai

Bacillus thuringiensis, subspecies israelensis

Bacillus thuringiensis, subspecies kurstaki

Bacillus thuringiensis, subspecies tenebrionis

Beauveria bassiana

Beauveria brongniartii (syn. B. tenella)

Cydia pomonella granulosis virus

Metarhizium anisopliae

Neodiprion sertifer nuclear polyhedrosis virus

Phlebiopsis gigantea

Streptomyces griseoviridis

Trichoderma harzianum

Trichoderma polysporum

Trichoderma viride

Verticillium dahliae

Verticillium lecanii