Commission Directive 2006/19/EC of  14 February 2006  amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include 1-methylcyclopropene as active substance   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-02-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: exchange of information, marketing standard, plant health control, plant health legislation, plant health product

15.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 44/15

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/19/EC

of 14 February 2006

amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include 1-methylcyclopropene as active substance

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

September 2005 in the format of the Commission review
report for 1-methylcyclopropene.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991
concerning the placing of plant protection products on the
market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC
the Netherlands received on 28 February 2002 an appli-
cation from Rohm and Haas France S.A. for the inclusion
of the active substance 1-methylcyclopropene in Annex I
Commission Decision
to Directive
2003/35/EC (2)
dossier was
‘complete’
in the sense that it could be considered as
and information
satisfying,
in principle,
requirements of Annexes
to Directive
91/414/EEC.

91/414/EEC.
confirmed

the data

and III

that

the

II

For this active substance, the effects on human health
and the environment have been assessed, in accordance
with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive
91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The
designated rapporteur Member States submitted a draft
assessment
report concerning the substance to the
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on 22 March
2003.

The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the
Member States and the EFSA within its Working Group
Evaluation and presented to the Commission on 14
the EFSA Scientific
January 2005 in the format of
report has
Report
been reviewed
the
Commission within the Standing Committee on the
Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 23

for 1-methylcyclopropene (3). This
States

the Member

and

by

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Directive 2006/6/EC (OJ L 12, 18.1.2006, p. 21).

(2) OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 52.
(3) EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 30, 1-46, Conclusion regarding the peer
the active substance

the pesticide risk assessment of

review of
1-methylcyclopropene (finalised: 14 January 2005).

The review of 1-methylcyclopropene did not reveal any
open questions or concerns, which would have required
a consultation of the Scientific Committee on Plants or
of the European Food Safety Authority which has taken
over the role of that Committee.

It has appeared from the various examinations made that
plant protection products containing the active substance
in general, the
concerned may be expected to satisfy,
requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and
Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with
regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in
the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate
to that
to include 1-methylcyclopropene in Annex I
in order to ensure that in all Member States
Directive,
the
products
containing this active substance may be granted in
accordance with the provisions of that Directive.

authorisations

protection

plant

of

in particular

six months after

in Annex I, Member States

(6) Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive
including an active
91/414/EEC as a consequence of
should be
substance
inclusion to
allowed a period of
review existing provisional
authorisations of plant
protection products containing 1-methylcyclopropene
to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive
in its Article 13 and the
91/414/EEC,
relevant conditions set out
in Annex I, are satisfied.
Member States should transform existing provisional
authorisations into full authorisations, amend them or
withdraw them in accordance with the provisions of
Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above
deadline, a longer period should be provided for the
submission and assessment of the complete Annex III
for each
dossier of each plant protection product
intended use in accordance with the uniform principles
laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.

(7)

(8)

is

It
therefore
91/414/EEC accordingly.

appropriate

to

amend Directive

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Directive are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

L 44/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2006

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the
Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

the latest

1. Member States shall adopt and publish by 30 September
2006 at
the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall
forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those
provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and
this Directive.

They shall apply those provisions from 1 October 2006.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
the field covered by this Directive.

propene as either the only active substance or as one of several
to
active substances all of which were listed in Annex I
the latest,
Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 March 2006 at
in accordance
Member States shall re-evaluate the product
to
with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI
Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the
requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into
to that Directive
account part B of
the entry in Annex I
concerning 1-methylcyclopropene. On the basis of
that
evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies
the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b),
(d) and (e) of
Directive 91/414/EEC.

(c),

Following that determination Member States shall:

(a)

in the case of a product containing 1-methylcyclopropene
as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or
withdraw the authorisation by 30 September 2007 at the
latest; or

(b) in the case of a product containing 1-methylcyclopropene
as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend
or withdraw the authorisation by 30 September 2007 or by
the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the
respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant
substance
to Directive
91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.

to Annex

substances

or

I

Article 3

Article 4

for

shall

plant

States

products

protection

1. Member
in accordance with Directive
91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing
authorisations
containing
1-methylcyclopropene as active substance by 30 September
2006. By that date,
the
conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to 1-methylcy-
clopropene are met, with the exception of those identified in
part B of the entry concerning the active substance, and that the
holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier
satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in
accordance with the conditions of Article 13.2.

in particular verify that

they shall

By way of derogation from paragraph 1,

2.
for each
authorised plant protection product containing 1-methylcyclo-

This Directive shall enter into force on 1 April 2006.

Article 5

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 February 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

15.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 44/17

X
E
N
N
A

e
l
b
a
t

e
h
t

f
o

d
n
e

e
h
t

t
a

d
e
d
d
a

e
r
a

s
w
o
r

i

g
n
w
o

l
l

o
f

e
h
t

,

C
E
E
/
4
1
4
/
1
9

e
v
i
t
c
e
r
i

D

o
t

I

x
e
n
n
A

n
I

t
s
o
p

r
o
f

r
o
t
a
l
u
g
e
r

h
t
w
o
r
g

t
n
a
l
p

s
a

s
e
s
u

y
l
n
O

e
b

y
a
m
e
s
u
o
h
e
r
a
w

e
l
b
a
l
a
e
s

n

i

e
g
a
r
o
t
s

t
s
e
v
r
a
h

.

d
e
s
i
r
o
h
t
u
a

B

T
R
A
P

-
n
i
r
p

m
r
o
f
i
n
u

e
h
t

f
o

n
o
i
t
a
t
n
e
m
e
l
p
m

i

e
h
t

r
o
F

e
h
t

d
n
a

f
o

s
n
o
i
s
u
l
c
n
o
c

e
h
t

,
I

V

x
e
n
n
A

f
o

s
e
l
p
i
c

,
e
n
e
p
o
r
p
o
l
c
y
c
l
y
h
t
e
m
-
1

n
o

t
r
o
p
e
r

w
e
i
v
e
r

s
a

,
f
o
e
r
e
h
t

I
I

d
n
a

I

s
e
c
i
d
n
e
p
p
A

r
a
l
u
c
i
t
r
a
p

n

i

e
h
t

3
2

n
o

e
e
t
t
i

m
m
o
C

i

g
n
d
n
a
t
S

e
h
t

n

i

d
e
s
i
l
a
n
i
f

n
o

h
t
l
a
e
H

l
a
m
n
A

i

d
n
a

n
i
a
h
C

d
o
o
F

.
t
n
u
o
c
c
a

o
t
n

i

n
e
k
a
t

e
b

l
l
a
h
s

5
0
0
2

r
e
b
m
e
t
p
e
S

f
o

f
o

n

i

d
n
a

e
n
e
p
o
r
p
l
y
h
t
e
m
-
2
-
o
r
o
h
c
-
1

l

e
r
a

e
n
e
p
o
r
p
l
y
h
t
e
m
-
2
-
o
r
o
h
c
-
3

l

s
e
i
t
i
r
u
p
m

i

g
n
i
r
u
t
c
a
f
u
n
a
m

e
h
T

h
c
a
e

d
n
a

n
r
e
c
n
o
c

l

l
a
c
i
g
o
o
c
i
x
o
t

g
k
/
g
5
0

,

d
e
e
c
x
e

t
o
n

t
s
u
m

m
e
h
t

.
l
a
i
r
e
t
a
m

l
a
c
i
n
h
c
e
t

e
h
t

n
o
m
m
o
C

O
S
I

n
a
(

e
b

s
i
h
t

t
o
n

r
o
f

l
l
i

w

e
m
a
N

d
e
r
e
d
i
s
n
o
c

)
e
c
n
a
t
s
b
u
s

e
v
i
t
c
a

7
-
4
0
-
0
0
1
3

o
N

S
A
C

t
o
n

o
N

C
A
P
I
C

d
e
t
a
c
o

l
l
a

’

.
t
r
o
p
e
r

w
e
i
v
e
r

e
h
t

n

i

d
e
d
i
v
o
r
p

e
r
a

s
e
c
n
a
t
s
b
u
s

e
v
i
t
c
a

f
o

n
o
i
t
a
c
i
f
i
c
e
p
s

d
n
a

y
t
i
t
n
e
d

i

n
o

s
l
i
a
t
e
d

r
e
h
t
r
u
F

)
1
(

s
n
o
i
s
i
v
o
r
p

c
i
f
i
c
e
p
S

f
o

n
o
i
t
a
r
i
p
x
E

n
o
i
s
u
l
c
n

i

e
c
r
o
f

o
t
n

i

y
r
t
n
E

)
1
(

y
t
i
r
u
P

e
m
a
n

C
A
P
U

I

-
i
t
n
e
d

i

,
e
m
a
n

n
o
m
m
o
C

s
r
e
b
m
u
n

n
o
i
t
a
c
i
f

A

T
R
A
P

6
1
0
2

h
c
r
a
M

1
3

6
0
0
2

l
i
r
p
A

1

g
k
/
g
0
6
9

≥

e
n
e
p
o
r
p
o
l
c
y
c
l
y
h
t
e
m
-
1

e
n
e
p
o
r
p
o
l
c
y
c
l
y
h
t
e
m
-
1

o
N

8
1
1

‘