98/269/EC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1998 concerning the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing dinoterb as an active substance (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: health risk, market approval, marketing standard, pharmaceutical product, plant health product, public health

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 April 1998

concerning the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products
containing dinoterb as an active substance

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/269/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed
rules for the implementation of the first stage of the
programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council
Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant
protection products on the market (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1199/97 (2), and in particular Article
7(3a) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/94 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/95 (4), has laid
down the active substances of plant protection products
and designated the rapporteur Member States for the
implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92;

Whereas dinoterb was one of the 90 active substances
covered by the first
the work programme
stage of
provided for in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/
414/EEC (5);

Whereas for this substance the sole notifier concerned
formally submitted to the designated rapporteur Member
State information as required pursuant to Article 6(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 to support the inclusion of
an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC;

(1) OJ L 366, 15. 12. 1992, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 170, 28. 6. 1997, p. 19.
(3) OJ L 107, 28. 4. 1994, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 225, 22. 9. 1995, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 230, 19. 8. 1991, p. 1.

Whereas in accordance with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3600/92 the designated rapporteur Member
State submitted to the Commission a report of its assess-
ment of the information provided;

Whereas the sole notifier informed the Commission and
the rapporteur Member State that it no longer wished to
participate in the programme of work for this active
substance; whereas therefore important parts of the infor-
mation required will not be submitted;

the available information a
Whereas on the basis of
conclusion can already be drawn that
for this active
substance the requirements of Directive 91/414/EEC,
with regard to in particular human health protection,
cannot be fully satisfied under the proposed conditions of
use and therefore cannot be included in Annex I to the
Directive;

Whereas this Decision does not prejudice measures of
Member States to grant a period of grace for disposal,
storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks
in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Dir-
ective 91/414/EEC;

Whereas this Decision does not prejudice any action the
Commission may undertake for this active substance
79/
within the
117/EEC (6);

of Council Directive

framework

(6) OJ L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36.

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Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Plant Health,

2. that from the date of the present Decision no authori-
sations for plant protection products containing dino-
terb will be granted or renewed under the derogation
provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Member States shall ensure:

1. that

authorisations

for plant protection products
containing dinoterb are withdrawn within a period of 6
months from the date of the present Decision;

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission