Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl and cyazofamid as active substances (Text with EEA relevance)

• Celex Number: 32003L0023
• Coming into Force: 01 July 2003
• End of Effective Date: 13 June 2011
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/23/oj
• Published date: 28 March 2003
• Date: 25 March 2003
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 81, 28 March 2003

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Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl and cyazofamid as active substances (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 081 , 28/03/2003 P. 0039 - 0042

Commission Directive 2003/23/EC

of 25 March 2003

amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl and cyazofamid as active substances

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 2002/81/EC(2), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC France received on 2 December 1997 an application from Cyanamid NV/SA (now BASF AG) for the inclusion of the active substance imazamox in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 1998/676/EC(3) confirmed that the dossier was "complete" in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.

(2) Italy received a similar application on 29 May 1998 from Novartis Protezione Piante SpA (now Syngenta) concerning oxasulfuron. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 1999/237/EC(4).

(3) Italy received a similar application on 3 July 1996 from Hoechst Schering AgrEvo GmbH (now Bayer Crop Science concerning ethoxysulfuron. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/591/EC(5).

(4) Germany received a similar application on 30 March 2000 from Aventis Crop Science (now Bayer Crop Science) concerning foramsulfuron. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 2000/540/EC(6).

(5) Italy received a similar application on 16 June 1997 from Rhone-Poulenc Agro SA (now Bayer Crop Science) concerning oxadiargyl. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 98/398/EC(7).

(6) France received a similar application on 16 December 1999 from Ishira Sangyo Kaisha Ltd concerning cyazofamid. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 2000/412/EC(8).

(7) For these active substances, the effects on...