2003/850/EC: Commission Decision of 4 December 2003 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of BAS 670H and silver thiosulphate 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(2003) 4470)
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: exchange of information, market approval, marketing standard, plant health product

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9.12.2003

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 December 2003

recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in
view of the possible inclusion of BAS 670H and silver thiosulphate in Annex I to Council Direc-
tive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

(notified under document number C(2003) 4470)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/850/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 2003/
84/EC (2), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

A dossier for the active substance BAS 670H was
submitted by BASF AG to the French authorities on 12
May 2003 with an application to obtain its inclusion in
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. For silver thiosulphate
a dossier was submitted by Enhold BV to the authorities
of the Netherlands on 27 January 2003 with an applica-
tion to obtain its inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/
414/EEC.

The authorities of France and the Netherlands have indi-
cated to the Commission that, on preliminary examina-
tion, the dossiers for the active substances concerned
appear to satisfy the data and information requirements
of Annex II
to Directive 91/414/EEC. The dossiers
submitted appear also to satisfy the data and information
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/EEC, the dossiers were subse-
quently forwarded by the respective applicants to the
Commission and other Member States, and were referred
to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal Health.

ments 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/EEC.

(5)

(6)

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
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 the Food Chain and Animal Health,

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 inclu-
sion of those substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC,
satisfy in principle the data and information requirements 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

(4)

By this Decision it should be formally confirmed at
Community level
the dossiers are considered as
satisfying in principle the data and information require-

that

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 247, 30.9.2003, p. 20.

The rapporteur Member States shall pursue the detailed exami-
nation of 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 to Directive 91/414/EEC and any condi-
tions related thereto to the Commission as soon as possible
and at the latest on 9 December 2004.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Active substances concerned by this Decision

No

1

2

Common name, CIPAC
identification number

BAS 670H
CIPAC No not yet available

Silver thiosulphate
CIPAC No 0762

Applicant

Date of application

Rapporteur Member State

BASF AG

12.5.2003

Enhold BV

27.1.2003

FR

NL