2002/268/EC: Commission Decision of 8 April 2002 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of nicobifen, tritosulfuron and bifenazate in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1306)
Date: 2002-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: marketing, marketing standard, pharmaceutical product, plant health product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 April 2002

recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in
view of the possible inclusion of nicobifen, tritosulfuron and bifenazate in Annex I to Council
Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market

(notified under document number C(2002) 1306)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/268/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(6)

Rapporteur in respect of a given substance in order to
clarify certain points in the dossier.

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

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 2001/
103/EC (2), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Directive 91/414/EEC provides for the development of a
Community list of active substances authorised for
incorporation in plant protection products.

for

the active substance nicobifen was
A dossier
submitted by BASF AG, Germany, to the authorities of
Germany on 26 April 2001 with an application to
obtain its inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
For tritosulfuron an application was submitted by BASF
AG, Germany, to the authorities of Germany on 8 June
2001. For the active substance bifenazate an application
was submitted by Crompton Europe Ltd, to the authori-
ties of the Netherlands on 23 July 2001.

The authorities of Germany and the Netherlands have
indicated to the Commission that, on preliminary exam-
ination, the dossiers for the active substances concerned
appear to satisfy the data and information requirements
to Directive 91/414/EC. The dossiers
of Annex II
submitted appear also to satisfy the data and informa-
tion requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC
in respect of one plant protection product containing
the active substance concerned.
In accordance with
Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EC, the dossiers were
subsequently forwarded by the respective applicants to
the Commission and other Member States, and were
referred to the Standing Committee on Plant Health.

It should be formally confirmed that the dossiers are
considered as satisfying in principle the data and infor-
mation requirements provided for in Annex II and, for at
least one plant protection product containing the active
substance concerned, the requirements of Annex III to
Directive 91/414/EC.

This Decision should not prejudice the right of
the
Commission to request the applicant to submit further
data or information to the Member State designated as

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 313, 30.11.2001, p. 37.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The dossiers concerning the active substances identified in the
Annex to this Decision, which were submitted to the Commis-
sion and the Member States with a view to obtaining the
inclusion of those substances in Annex I to Directive 91/
414/EEC, satisfy in principle the data and information require-
ments set out in Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC.

The dossiers also satisfy the data and information 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 States shall pursue the detailed exam-
ination for the dossiers concerned and shall report the conclu-
sions of their examinations accompanied by any recommenda-
tions on the inclusion or non-inclusion of the active substance
concerned in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC and any condi-
tions related thereto to the Commission as soon as possible
and at the latest within one year of the date of notification to
them of this Decision. The rapporteur Member State shall
inform the applicants of the substances listed in the Annex of
this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 April 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

ACTIVE SUBSTANCES CONCERNED BY THIS DECISION

No

1

2

3

Common name,
CIPAC identification No

Applicant

Date of application

Rapporteur Member
State

Nicobifena
CIPAC No 673

Tritosulfuron
CIPAC No 735

Bifenazate
CIPAC No 736

BASF AG, Germany

26 April 2001

BASF AG, Germany

8 June 2001

Crompton Europe Ltd

23 July 2001

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DE

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