S.I. No. 357 of 2003

European Communities (Authorisation, Placing On The Market, Use And Control Of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 ( No. 27 of 1972 ), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 2003¹ , Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003² , Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 2003³ , Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 2003⁴ and Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003⁵ , hereby make the following regulations:-

1.          These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Authorisation, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force in respect of Trifloxystrobinin, Carfentrazone ethyl, Mesotrione, Fenamidone and Isoxaflutole from 1 April 2004.

2.             The European Communities (Authorisation, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 83 of 2003 ) are amended, in Regulation 2(1), by substituting for the definition of “Directive of 1991”-

“‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991, the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC, Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997, Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 1993, the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC, Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994, Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994, the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC, Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 1995, Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995, Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996, Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996, Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996, Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000, Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001, Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001, Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001, Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001, Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001, Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 2001, Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001, Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001, Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 2002, Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002, Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002, Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002, Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 2002, Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 2003, Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003, Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 2003, Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 2003 and Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 2003’ Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003, Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 2003 Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 2003 and Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003. These Regulations, which amend Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, consolidate Annex I of that Directive and provide for the inclusion of the active substances: Flumioxazine, Deltamethrin, Imazamox, Oxasulfuron, Ethoxysulfuron, Foramsulfuron, Oxadiargyl, Cyazofamid, 2,4-DB, Beta-cyfluthrin, Cyfluthrin, Iprodione, Linuron, Maleic hydrazide, Pendimethalin, Propineb, Propyzamide, Trifloxystrobinin, Carfentrazone ethyl, Mesotrione, Fenamidone and Isoxaflutole Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC.

Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2.

¹ O.J. No. L 8 of 14.1.2003, p.7

² O.J. No. L 81 of 28.3.2003, p. 39

³ O.J. No. L101 of 23.4.2003, p.3

⁴ O.J. No. L124 of 20.5.2003, p. 30

⁵ O.J. No. L 177 of 11.7.2003, p. 12