2000/233/EC: Commission Decision of 9 March 2000 concerning the non-inclusion of pyrazophos in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance (notified under document number C(2000) 655) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dangerous substance, marketing, pharmaceutical product, plant health product, product safety, public health

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 March 2000

concerning the non-inclusion of pyrazophos in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the
withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance

(notified under document number C(2000) 655)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/233/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

information submitted by the sole notifier in accordance
with the provisions of Article 6(1) of this Regulation.

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 Commissin Directive 97/
73/EC (2),

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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/97 (4),
and in particular Article 7(3a)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/94 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/95 (6) has laid
down the active substances of plant protection products,
designated by the rapporteur Member States for the
implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 and
identified the notifiers for each active substance.

Pyrazohos is one of the 90 active substances covered by
the first stage of the work programme provided for in
Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

In accordance with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3600/92,
the Netherlands, being the designated
rapporteur Member State, submitted on 14 May 1998 to
the Commission, the report of its assessment of the

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 353, 24.12.1997, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 170, 28.6.1997, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 107, 28.4.1994, p. 8.
(6) OJ L 225, 22.9.1995, p. 1.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

The submitted report has been reviewed by the Member
and the Commission within the Standing
States
Committee on Plant Health. This review was finalised on
20 July 1999 in the format of the Commission review
report for pyrazophos,
in accordance with the provi-
sions of Article 7(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92.

It has appeared from the assessments made that the
submitted information is not sufficient to demonstrate
that plant protection products containing the active
substance concerned satisfy the requirements laid down
in Articles 5(1)(a) and (b) and 5(2)(b) of Directive 91/
414/EEC.

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. Therefore,
further information required to
fully comply with the requirements of Directive 91/
414/EEC will not be submitted.

Therefore,
substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.

is not possible to include this active

it

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 Directive 91/414/EEC has
to be provided.

This decision does not prejudice the application of
Council Directive 90/642/EEC (7), as last amended by
Commission Directive 1999/71/EC (8), and in particular
its Article 5b.

(7) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 71.
(8) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 36.

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This decision does not prejudice any action the Commis-
sion may undertake at a later stage for this active
substance within the framework of Council Directive
79/117/EEC (1).

2. that from the date of notification of the present Decision no
authorisations for plant protection products containing
pyrazophos will be granted or renewed under the deroga-
tion provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

(10)

(11)

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

Article 3

Member States shall 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 Directive
91/414/EEC, which is as short as possible and not longer than
18 months from the date of notification of
the present
Decision.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Pyrazophos is not included as active substance in Annex I to
Directive 91/414/EEC.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Article 2

The Member States shall ensure:

1. that authorisations for plant protection products containing
pyrazophos are withdrawn within a period of six months
from the date of notification of the present Decision;

Done at Brussels, 9 March 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 36.