98/270/EC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1998 concerning the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing fenvalerate as an active substance (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 7 April 1998 concerning the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing fenvalerate as an active substance (Text with EEA relevance) (98/270/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/95 (4), has laid down the active substances of plant protection products and designated the rapporteur Member States for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92;
Whereas fenvalerate was one of the 90 active substances covered by the first stage of the work programme provided for in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (5);
Whereas for this substance the notifiers concerned formally submitted to the designated rapporteur Member State certain information as required pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 to support the inclusion of this active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC;
Whereas in accordance with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 the designated rapporteur Member State informed the Commission that neither of the dossiers submitted satisfied the requirements of Article 6(2) and (3) of the Regulation;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6(5) of the Regulation, no Member State has informed the Commission of its wish to secure the inclusion of this active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC;
Whereas it has to be considered that a complete data package required for the evaluation of this substance will not be submitted in the framework of the work programme; whereas an evaluation and inclusion in Annex I of this substance is not possible in this framework; whereas consequently a decision should be taken with the effect that current authorisations for plant protection products containing this active substance are withdrawn;
Whereas this Decision does not exclude the possibility that fenvalerate may in the future be evaluated within the framework of the provisions for new active substances provided for in Article 6 of Directive 91/414/EEC;
Whereas this Decision does not prejudice measures of Member States to grant a period of grace for disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,