Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 7th January, 2011.

I, BRENDAN SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries 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 2010/81/EU of 25 November 2010¹ , 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. 5) Regulations 2010 and come into operation on 1 January 2011.

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" (inserted by the European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 541 of 2010 )) the following-

" 'Directive of 1991' means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 and taking into account Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 1993, Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994, Commission Directive 94/43/EC of 27 July 1994, Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994, 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, Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997, Commission Directive 97/73/EC of 15 December 1997, Commission Directive 98/47/EC of 25 June 1998, Commission Directive 99/1/EC of 21 January 1999, Commission Directive 99/73/EC of 19 July 1999, Commission Directive 1999/80/EC of 28 July 1999, Commission Directive 2000/10/EC of 1 March 2000, Commission Directive 2000/49/EC of 26 July 2000, Commission Directive 2000/50/EC of 26 July 2000, Commission Directive 2000/66/EC of 23 October 2000, Commission Directive 2000/67/EC of 23 October 2000, Commission Directive 2000/68/EC of 23 October 2000, 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 2001/36/EC of 16 May 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 2001/103/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, Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 of 14 April 2003, Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 2003, Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003, Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 2003, Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 2003, Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003, Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 2003, Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003, 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, Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/99/EC of 1 October 2004, Commission Directive 2005/2/EC of 19 January 2005, Commission Directive 2005/3/EC of 19 January 2005, Council Directive 2005/25/EC of 14 March 2005, Commission Directive 2005/34/EC of 17 May 2005, Commission Directive 2005/53/EC of 16 September 2005, Commission Directive 2005/54/EC of 19 September 2005, Commission Directive 2005/57/EC of 21 September 2005, Commission Directive 2005/58/EC of 21 September 2005, Commission Directive 2005/72/EC of 21 October 2005, Commission Directive 2006/5/EC of 17 January 2006, Commission Directive 2006/6/EC of 17 January 2006, Commission Directive 2006/10/EC of 27 January 2006, Commission Directive 2006/16/EC of 7 February 2006, Commission Directive 2006/19/EC of 14 February 2006, Commission Directive 2006/39/EC of 12 April 2006, Commission Directive 2006/45/EC of 16 May 2006, Commission Directive 2006/74/EC of 21 August 2006, Commission Directive 2006/75/EC of 11 September 2006, Commission Directive 2006/76/EC of 22 September 2006, Commission Directive 2006/41/EC of 7 July 2006, Commission Directive 2006/131/EC of 11 December 2006, Commission Directive 2006/132/EC of 11 December 2006, Commission Directive 2006/133/EC of 11 December 2006, Commission Directive 2006/134/EC of 11 December 2006, Commission Directive 2006/135/EC of 11 December 2006, Commission Directive 2006/136/EC of 11 December 2006, Commission Directive 2006/64/EC of 18 July 2006, Commission Directive 2006/85/EC of 23 October 2006, Commission Directive 2007/6/EC of 14 February 2007, Commission Directive 2007/21/EC of 10 April 2007, Commission Directive 2007/5/EC of 7 February 2007, Commission Directive 2007/25/EC of 23 April 2007, Commission Directive 2007/31/EC of 31 May 2007, Commission Decision 2007/452/EC of 29 June 2007, Commission Directive 2007/50/EC of 2 August 2007, Commission Directive 2007/52/EC of 16 August 2007, Commission Directive 2007/76/EC of 20 December 2007, Commission Directive 2008/40/EC of 28 March 2008, Commission Directive 2008/41/EC of 31 March 2008, Commission Directive 2008/44/EC of 4 April 2008, Commission Directive 2008/45/EC of 4 April 2008, Commission Directive 2008/91/EC of 29 September 2008, Commission Directive 2008/70/EC of 11 July 2008, Commission Directive 2008/66/EC of 30 June 2008, Commission Directive 2008/69/EC of 1 July 2008, Commission Directive 2009/51/EC of 25 May 2009, Commission Directive 2009/25/EC of 2 April 2009, Commission Directive 2008/108/EC of 26 November 2008, Commission Directive 2008/107/EC of 25 November 2008, Commission Directive 2008/113/EC of 8 December 2008, Commission Directive 2008/116/EC of 15 December 2008, Commission Directive 2009/152/EC of 30 November 2009, Commission Directive 2009/115/EC of 31 August 2009, Commission Directive 2009/155/EC of 30 November 2009, Commission Directive 2008/125/EC of 19 December 2008, Commission Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008, Commission Directive 2009/146/EC of 26 November 2009, Commission Directive 2009/153/EC of 30 November 2009, Commission Directive 2009/11/EC of 18 February 2009, Commission Directive 2009/37/EC of 23 April 2009, Commission Directive 2009/70/EC of 25 June 2009, Commission Directive 2009/77/EC of 1 July 2009, Council Directive 2009/82/EC of 13 July 2009, Council Directive 2009/116/EC of 25 June 2009, Council Directive 2009/117/EC of 25 June 2009, Commission Directive 2009/154/EC of 30 November 2009, Commission Directive 2009/160/EU of 17 December 2009, Commission Directive 2010/2/EU of 27 January 2010, Commission Directive 2010/17/EU of 9 March 2010, Commission Directive 2010/14/EU of 3 March 2010, Commission Directive 2010/15/EU of 8 March 2010, Commission Directive 2010/20/EU of 9 March 2010, Commission Directive 2010/21/EU of 12 March 2010, Commission Directive 2010/25/EU of 18 March 2010, Commission Directive 2010/27/EU of 23 April 2010, Commission Directive 2010/28/EU of 23 April 2010, Commission Directive 2010/29/EU of 27 April 2010, Commission Directive 2010/34/EU of 31 May 2010, Commission Directive 2010/58/EU of 23 August 2010, Commission Directive 2010/39/EU of 22 June 2010, Commission Directive 2010/38/EU of 18 June 2010, Commission Directive 2010/42/EU of 28 June 2010, Commission Directive 2010/70/EU of 28 October 2010, Commission Directive 2010/81/EU of 25 November 2010 and Commission Decision 2009/874/EC of 30 November 2009;".

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 December 2010.

BRENDAN SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations transpose the amendments to Annex I of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards an extension of the use of the active substances 2-phenylphenol.

This substance is a pesticide.

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