STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 581 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) REGULATIONS 2004.

S.I. No. 581 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) REGULATIONS 2004.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, 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 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004¹ , Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004² , and Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004³ hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force in respect of Quinoxyfen on 1 March 2005, in respect of Mepanipyrim on 1 April 2005 and in respect of Pseudomonas chlororaphis on 1 April 2005.

2. The European Communities (Authorization, 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 “Directive of 1991” the following:

“ ‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991⁴ , as amended by the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC⁵ , Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 1993⁶ , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC⁷ , Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994⁸ , Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994⁹ , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC¹⁰ , Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 1995¹¹ , Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995¹² , Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996¹³ , Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996¹⁴ , Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996¹⁵ , Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997¹⁶ , Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000¹⁷ , Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001¹⁸ , Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001¹⁹ , Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001²⁰ , Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001²¹ , Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001²² , Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 2001²³ , Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001²⁴ , Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001²⁵ , Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 2002²⁶ , Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002²⁷ , Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002²⁸ , Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002²⁹ , Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 2002³⁰ , Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 2003³¹ , Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003³² , Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 2003³³ , Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 2003³⁴ , Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003³⁵ , Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 2003³⁶ , Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 2003³⁷ , Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003³⁸ , Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 2003³⁹ , Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003⁴⁰ , Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 2003⁴¹ , Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 2003⁴² , Commission Directive 2004/30/EC of 10 March 2004⁴³ , Commission Directive 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004”.

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 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004. These Regulations, which amend Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market provide for the inclusion of the active substances Quinoxyfen, Mepanipyrim and Pseudomonas chlororaphis to Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC.

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