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COMMISSION DECISION 
of 26 April 2004 
recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed 
examination in view of the possible inclus ion of ethaboxam in Annex I to Council 
directive 91/414/EEC 
(notified under document number C(2004) 1526) 
   
(Text with EEA relevance) 
(2004/409/EC) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Direct ive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 co ncerning the placing of plant-
protection on the market
1, and in particular Article 6(3) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Directive 91/414/EEC provid es for the development of a Community li st of active 
substances authorised for incorporat ion in plant protection products. 
(2) A dossier for the active substance ethaboxam was submitted by LG Life Sciences Ltd. to the 
authorities of the United Kingdom on 30 Sept ember 2003 with an application to obtain its 
inclusion in Annex I to  Directive 91/414/EEC. 
(3) The authorities of the United Kingdom ha ve indicated to the Commission that, on 
preliminary examination, the do ssier for the active substance concerned appears to satisfy 
the data and information requirements set out in Annex II to Di rective 91/414/EC. The 
                                                 
1  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/20/EC (OJ L 70, 
9.3.2004, p. 32. 
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dossier submitted appears also to satisfy the data and inform ation requirements set out in 
Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC in respect of one plant protec tion product containing the 
active substance concerned. In  accordance with Article 6( 2) of Directiv e 91/414/EC, the 
dossier was subsequently forwar ded by the applicant to the Commission and other Member 
States, and was referred to the Standing Comm ittee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. 
(4) By this Decision it should  be formally confirmed at Comm unity level that the dossier is 
considered as satisfying in principle the data and information requirements provided for in Annex II and, for at least one plant protecti on product containing the active substance 
concerned, the requirements set out in  Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC.  
(5) This Decision should not prejudice the right of the Commission to request the applicant to 
submit further data or informat ion to the Member State designat ed as Rapporte ur in respect 
of a given substance in order to clar ify certain points in the dossier.  
( 6 )  T h e  m e a s u r e s  p r o v i d e d  f o r  i n  t h i s  D e c i s i o n  a r e  i n  a c c o r d a n c e  w i t h  t h e  o p i n i o n  o f  t h e  
Standing Committee on the Fo od Chain and Animal Health, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
The dossier concerning the active substance identified in the Annex to this Decision, 
which was submitted to the Commission and the Member States with a view to obtaining 
the inclusion of that substance in Annex I to  Directive 91/414/EEC, satisfies in principle 
the data and information requirements set out in Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC.  
The dossier also satisfies the data and info rmation requirements set out in Annex III to 
Directive 91/414/EEC in respect of one plant protection product containing the active 
substance, taking into account the uses proposed. 
Article 2 
The rapporteur Member State shall pursue the detailed examination for the dossier 
concerned and shall report the conclusion of this examination accompanied by any 
recommendations on the inclusio n or non-inclusion of the ac tive substance concerned in 
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Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC and any conditio ns related thereto to  the Commi ssion as 
soon as possible. and by  30 April 2005  at the latest.  
Article 3 
This Decision is addresse d to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 26 April 2004. 
 For the Commission 
  David BYRNE 
 Member of the Commission  
 
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ANNEX 
ACTIVE SUBSTANCE CONCERNED BY THIS DECISION 
 
No Common Name, 
CIPAC Identification 
Number Applicant 
 Date of application Rapporteur Member 
State 
1 Ethaboxam 
CIPAC-No. not yet available LG Life Sciences Ltd. 30.09.2003 UK