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)

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 DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased directly from the GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES OFFICE SUN ALLIANCE HOUSE, MOLESWORTH STREET, DUBLIN 2 Or by mail order from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, POSTAL TRADE SECTION, 51 ST. STEPHEN’S GREEN, DUBLIN 2 (Tel: 01-6476834/35/36/37; Fax: 01 6476843) or through any bookseller. (Prn. 3552) Price: €0.76 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/EEC 5, Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 19936, the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC 7, Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994 8, Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994 9, the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC 10, Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 1995 11, Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995 12, Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996 13, Commission 1 O.J. No. L,120 24.4.2004, p. 39 2 O.J. No. L,125 28.4.2004, p.38 3 O.J. No. L,127 29.4.2004, p.104 4 O.J. No. L,230 19.8.1991, p.1 5 O.J. No. L,170 25.6.1992, p.40 6 O.J. No. L,221 31.8.1993, p.27 7 O.J. 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No. L,172 22.7.1995, p.8 Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996 14, Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996 15, Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997 16, Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000 17, Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001 18, Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001 19, Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001 20, Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001 21, 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 2001 24, Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001 25, Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 2002 26, Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002 27, Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002 28 Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002 29, 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 13 O.J. 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No. L, 325 12.12.2003, p. 41 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” GIVEN under my Official Seal, 23 September 2004 L.S. Joe Walsh Minister for Agriculture and Food. 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. Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2. Prn. No. : Price : € 0.00 43 O.J. No.. L, 77 13.3.2004, p. 50