2006/517/EC: Commission Decision of  19 July 2006  recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of metaflumizone in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC  (notified under document number C(2006) 3238)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-07-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: marketing standard, plant health legislation, plant health product

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 July 2006

recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in
view of the possible inclusion of metaflumizone in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC

(notified under document number C(2006) 3238)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/517/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Commission and other Member States, and was referred
to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and
Animal Health.

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(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

A dossier for the active substance metaflumizone was
submitted by BASF Agro S.A.S.
to the authorities of
the United Kingdom on 29 March 2005 with an appli-
cation to obtain its inclusion in Annex I to Directive
91/414/EEC.

The authorities of the United Kingdom have indicated to
the Commission that, on preliminary examination, the
dossier for the active substance concerned appears to
satisfy the data and information requirements set out in
Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC. The dossier submitted
and information
appears
requirements
to Directive
III
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 dossier
to the
was subsequently forwarded by the applicant

also to satisfy the data
in Annex

set out

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

last amended by

Commission Directive 2006/45/EC (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 27).

(4)

(5)

(6)

that
in principle

By this Decision it should be formally confirmed at
is considered as
Community level
information
and
the
satisfying
requirements provided for in Annex II and, for at least
one plant protection product containing the active
substance
in
concerned,
Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC.

the dossier
data

requirements

set out

the

This Decision should not prejudice the right of
the
Commission to request the applicant to submit further
data or information in order to clarify certain points in
the dossier.

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

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to Article 6(4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, the
dossier concerning the active substance identified in the Annex
to this Decision, which was submitted to the Commission and
the Member States with a view to obtaining the inclusion of
that substance in Annex I to that Directive, satisfies in principle
the data and information requirements set out in Annex II to
that Directive.

The dossier also satisfies the data and information requirements
set out in Annex III to that Directive in respect of one plant
protection product containing the active substance, taking into
account the uses proposed.

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Article 2

The rapporteur Member State shall pursue the detailed examination for the dossier concerned and shall
report the conclusions of its examination accompanied by any recommendations on the inclusion or non-
inclusion of the active substance concerned in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC and any conditions related
thereto to the European Commission as soon as possible and at the latest within a period of one year from
the date of publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 19 July 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ACTIVE SUBSTANCES CONCERNED BY THIS DECISION

No

1

Common name,
CIPAC Identification No

Metaflumizone
CIPAC No 779

Applicant

Date of application

Rapporteur Member State

BASF Agro S.A.S.

29.3.2005

UK