Commission Directive 2000/50/EC of 26 July 2000 including an active substance (prohexadione-calcium) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

• Published date: 04 August 2000
• Subject Matter: Plant health legislation,Approximation of laws
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 198, 04 August 2000

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Commission Directive 2000/50/EC of 26 July 2000 including an active substance (prohexadione-calcium) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

Official Journal L 198 , 04/08/2000 P. 0039 - 0040

Commission Directive 2000/50/EC

of 26 July 2000

including an active substance (prohexadione-calcium) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2000/10/EC(2), hereafter referred to as "the Directive", and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Directive, on 10 February 1994, France received an application from BASF AG, hereafter referred to as "the applicant", for the inclusion of the active substance prohexadione-calcium in Annex I to the Directive.

(2) In accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of the Directive the Commission confirmed in its Decision 96/520/EC(3) that the dossier submitted for prohexadione-calcium could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and for a plant protection product containing this active substance, of Annex III to the Directive.

(3) In accordance with Article 5(1) of the Directive, an active substance should be included in Annex I for a period not exceeding 10 years if it may be expected that neither the use of, or residues from, plant protection products containing the active substance will have any harmful effects on human or animal health or on groundwater or any unacceptable influence on the environment.

(4) For prohexadione-calcium, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of the Directive, for the uses proposed by the applicant. France acting as nominated rapporteur Member State, submitted to the Commission on 9 June 1998 the draft assessment report concerned.

(5) The submitted report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Plant Health. This review was finalised on 16...