CELEX: 31987L0477
Language: en
Date: 1987-09-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Directive 87/477/EEC of 9 September 1987 amending for the third 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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31987L0477

Commission Directive 87/477/EEC of 9 September 1987 amending for the third 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 273 , 26/09/1987 P. 0040 - 0040 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 24 P. 0130  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 24 P. 0130 

*****COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE  of 9 September 1987  amending for the third 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  (87/477/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 87/181/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 treatments 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 4, 'Alkyl mercury compounds', the text in column 2 is replaced by: 'Treatment of sugar beet seed';  (b) under item 5, 'Alkoxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds', the text in column 2 is replaced by: 'Seed treatment of cereals and beet';  2. in Part B, 'Persistent organo-chlorine compounds', under item 1, 'Aldrin', the text of item (b) in column 2 is amended by the deletion of the words 'Ireland and'.  Article 2  Member States shall, not later than 1 January 1988, 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, 9 September 1987.  For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President  (1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36.  (2) OJ No L 71, 14. 3. 1987, p. 33.