Commission Directive 97/73/EC of 15 December 1997 including an active substance (imazalil) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 24 December 1997
• Subject Matter: Approximation of laws,Plant health legislation
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 353, 24 December 1997

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Commission Directive 97/73/EC of 15 December 1997 including an active substance (imazalil) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 353 , 24/12/1997 P. 0026 - 0028

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 97/73/EC of 15 December 1997 including an active substance (imazalil) in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (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 Directive 97/57/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) and the fourth subparagraph of Article 8 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/97 (4), has laid down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8 (2) of Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter referred to as 'the Directive`); whereas, pursuant to that Regulation, Commission Regulation (EC) No 933/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/95 (6), laid down the list of active substances of plant protection products to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to the Directive;

Whereas those active substances should be included in that Annex when it may be expected that there will not be any harmful effects on human or animal health or on groundwater or any unacceptable influence on the environment;

Whereas such inclusion should be made for a period not exceeding 10 years;

Whereas the Directive, at Article 8 (2), provides that after inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to the Directive, Member States shall, within a prescribed period, grant, vary or withdraw, as appropriate, the authorizations of the plant protection products containing the active substance; whereas, in particular, Articles 4 (1) and 13 (1) of the Directive require that plant protection products are not authorized unless account is taken of the conditions associated with the inclusion of the active substance in Annex I and the uniform principles laid down in Annex VI on the basis of a dossier satisfying the data requirements...