CELEX: 31985L0298
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Directive 85/298/EEC of 22 May 1985 amending for the second time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances

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31985L0298

Commission Directive 85/298/EEC of 22 May 1985 amending for the second time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances  

Official Journal L 154 , 13/06/1985 P. 0048 - 0048 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 18 P. 0188  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 35 P. 0109  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 18 P. 0188  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 35 P. 0109 

*****COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE  of 22 May 1985  amending for the second time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances  (85/298/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances (1), as last amended by Directive 83/131/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,  Whereas the development of scientific and technical knowledge makes necessary certain amendments to the Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC;  Whereas it seems desirable to delete a certain number of temporary derogations from the prohibitions laid down in the Directive since less hazardous treatment are now available;  Whereas all Member States have informed the Commission that they do not intend or no longer intend to avail themselves of these derogations;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:  Article 1  The Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC is hereby amended as follows:  1. In Part A, 'Mercury compounds':  (a) under item 2, 'Mercurous chloride (calomel)', the text of item (c) is deleted:  (b) under item 5, 'Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds', the texts of items (a) and (b) are deleted.  2. In Part B, 'Persistent organo-chlorine compounds':  (a) under item 1, 'Aldrin', the text of item (a) is replaced by the following: 'Treatment of growing media of container-grown ornamentals against Otiorrynchus';  (b) under item 4, 'DDT', the text in column 2 is deleted;  (c) under item 5, 'Endrin':  (aa) the text of item (a) is replaced by the following: 'As an acaricide on cyclamen';  (bb) item (b) is deleted.  Article 2  Member States shall, not later than 1 January 1986, bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.  Article 3  This Directive is addressed to the Member States.  Done at Brussels, 22 May 1985.  For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President  (1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36.  (2) OJ No L 91, 9. 4. 1983, p. 35.