Council Directive 86/355/EEC of 21 July 1986 amending Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances

COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 21 July 1986
amending Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances
(86/355/EEC)
THE COUNCIL 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 86/214/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas that Directive provides for the contents of the Annex to be regularly amended to take account of the development of scientific and technical knowledge;
Whereas it has now been established that the use of ethylene oxide as a plant protection product, in particular for the fumigation of plants or plant products in storage, leaves residues in foodstuffs which may give rise to harmful effects on human or animal health;
Whereas alternative treatments are available for plant protection except for certain minor commodities;
Whereas the marketing and use of ethylene oxide as a plant protection product should therefore be prohibited;
Whereas, however, temporary national exceptions from this prohibition may be permitted for certain minor commodities, where special need exists, until other methods of treatment become available,