STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 710 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 7) REGULATIONS 2004.

S.I. No. 710 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 7) REGULATIONS 2004.

I, MARY COUGHLAN, 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 2003/112/EC of 1 December 2003¹ ; Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 2003² ; Commission Decision 2003/565/EC of 25 July 2003³ ; Commission Directive 2004/20/EC of 2 March 2004⁴ ; Commission Directive 2004/30/EC of 10 March 2004⁵ ; Commission Directive 2004/58/EC of 23 April 2004⁶ ; Commission Directive 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004⁷ ; Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004⁸ ; Commission Directive 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004⁹ ; Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004¹⁰ ; Commission Directive 2004/65/EC of 26 April 2004¹¹ ; Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004¹² ; Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004¹³ and Commission Directive 2004/99/EC of 1 October 2004¹⁴ 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. 7) Regulations 2004.

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 the definition of “Directive of 1991” the following--

“ ‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991¹⁵ , as amended by the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC¹⁶ , Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 1993¹⁷ , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC¹⁸ , Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994¹⁹ , Commission Directive 94/79/EEC of 21 December 1994²⁰ , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC²¹ , Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 1995²² , Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995²³ , Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996²⁴ , Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996²⁵ , Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996²⁶ , Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997²⁷ , Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000²⁸ , Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001²⁹ , Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001³⁰ , Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001³¹ , Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001³² : Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001³³ , Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 2001³⁴ , Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001³⁵ , Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001³⁶ , Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 2002³⁷ , Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002³⁸ , Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002³⁹ Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002⁴⁰ Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 2002⁴¹ Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 2003⁴² , Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003⁴³ , Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 2003⁴⁴ , Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 2003⁴⁵ , Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003⁴⁶ , Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 2003⁴⁷ , Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 2003⁴⁸ , Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003⁴⁹ , Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 2003⁵⁰ , Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003⁵¹ , Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 2003, Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 2003, Commission Decision 2003/565/EC of 25 July 2003, Commission Directive 2004/20/EC of 2 March 2004, Commission Directive 2004/30/EC of 10 March 2004, Commission Directive 2004/58/EC of 23 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/65/EC of 26 April 2004, Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/99/EC of 1 October 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 2003/112/EC of 1 December 2003; Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 2003; Commission Directive 2004/20/EC of 2 March 2004; Commission Directive 2004/30/EC of 10 March 2004; Commission Directive 2004/58/EC of 23 April 2004; Commission Directive 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004; Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004; Commission Directive 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004; Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004; Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/99/EC of 1 October 2004. These Directives, 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 Mesosulfuron, Propoxycarbazone, Zoxamide, Benzoic Acid, Flazasulfuron, Pyraclostrobin, Quinoxyfen, Mepanipyrim, Pseudomonas chlororaphis, Chlorpropham, Paraquat, Alpha-cypermethrin, Benalaxyl, Bromoxynil, Desmedipham, loxynil, Phenmedipham, Acetamiprid and Thiacloprid to Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Directive 2004/63/EC, Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/65/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Decision 2003/565/EC of 25 July 2003 refer to time limits. This Regulation also gives effect to Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004 regarding new accession countries.

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