2000/725/EC: Commission Decision of 20 November 2000 concerning the non-inclusion of tecnazene 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) 3354) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: directory, marketing, pharmaceutical product, plant health product

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 November 2000

concerning the non-inclusion of tecnazene 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) 3354)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/725/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 2000/
10/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 1972/
1999 (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.

Tecnazene 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, United-Kingdom, being the designated
rapporteur Member State, submitted on 15 May 1996 to

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 57, 2.3.2000, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 244, 16.9.1999, p. 41.
(5) OJ L 107, 28.4.1994, p. 8.
(6) OJ L 225, 22.9.1995, p. 1.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

the Commission, the report of its assessment of the
information submitted by the sole notifier in accordance
with the provisions of Article 6(1) of this Regulation.

On receipt of the report of the rapporteur Member State,
the Commission undertook consultations with experts
of the Member States as well as with the sole remaining
notifier (Hickson & Welch) as provided for in Article
7(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92.

The submitted report has been reviewed by the Member
States
and the Commission within the Standing
Committee on Plant Health. This review has been final-
ised on April 12, 2000 in the format of the Commission
review report
in accordance with the
provisions of Article 7(6) of Regulation (EC) No 3600/
92.

for tecnazene,

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

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(9)

(10)

(11)

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 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).

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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tecnazene are withdrawn within a period of six months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

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

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
20 months from the date of adoption of the present Decision.

Article 4

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2000.

Article 2

The Member States shall ensure:

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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