European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 2008 (S.I. No. 143 of 2008)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS S.I. No. 143 of 2008 ———————— EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 4) REGULATIONS 2008 (Prn. A8/0633) 2 [143] S.I. No. 143 of 2008 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 4) REGULATIONS 2008 I, MARY COUGHLAN, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communi ties Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2007/52/EC of 16 August 20071, Commission Directive 2007/76/EC of 20 December 20072, Commission Decision 2007/628/EC of 19 September 20073, Commission Decision 2007/615/EC of 20 September 20074, Commission Decision 2007/619/EC of 20 September 20075 and Commission Decision 2007/629/EC of 20 September 20076, 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 2008. 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. 3) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 675 of 2007)) the following— “ ‘ Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive No 91/414/EEC of 15 July 19917 and taking into account Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 19938, Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 19949, Commission Directive 94/43/EC of 27 July 199410, Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 199411, Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 199512, Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 199513, Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 199614, Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 199615, Commission Directive 96/68/EC 1O.J. No. L214 of 17.08.2007, p.3. 2O.J. No. L337 of 21.12.2007, p.100. 3O.J No. L255 of 29.09.2007, p.40. 4O.J No. L246 of 21.09.2007, p.47. 5O.J No. L249 of 25.09.2007, p.11. 6O.J No. L255 of 29.09.2007, p.42. 7O.J. No. L230 of 19.08.1991, p.1. 8O.J. No. L221 of 31.08.1993, p.27. 9O.J. No. L194 of 29.07.1994, p.65. 10O.J. No. L227 of 01.09.1994, p.31. 11O.J. No. L354 of 31.12.1994, p.16. 12O.J. No. L172 of 22.07.1995, p.6. 13O.J. No. L172 of 22.07.1995, p.8 14O.J. No. L65 of 15.03.1996, p.20 15O.J. No.L214 of 23.08.1996, p.18. Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th May, 2008. [143] 3 of 21 October 199616, Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 199717, Commission Directive 97/73/EC of 15 December 199718, Com mission Directive 98/47/EC of 25 June 199819, Commission Directive 99/1/EC of 21 January 199920, Commission Directive 99/73/EC of 19 July 199921, Commission Directive 1999/80/EC of 28 July 199922, Com mission Directive 2000/10/EC of 1 March 200023, Commission Directive 2000/49/EC of 26 July 200024, Commission Directive 2000/50/EC of 26 July 200025, Commission Directive 2000/66/EC of 23 October 200026, Commission Directive 2000/67/EC of 23 October 200027, Commission Directive 2000/68/EC of 23 October 200028, Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 200029, Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 200130, Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 200131, Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 200132, Com mission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 200133, Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 200134, Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 200135, Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 200136, Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 200137, Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 200238, Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 200239, Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 200240, Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 200241, Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 200242, Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 200343, Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 200344, Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 200345, Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 of 14 April 200346, Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 200347, 16O.J. 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No. L124 of 20.05.2003, p.30. 4 [143] Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 200348, Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 200349, Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 200350, Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 200351, Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 200352, Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 200353, Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 200354, Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 200355, Commission Directive 2004/20/EC of 2 March 200456, Commission Directive 2004/30/EC of 10 March 200457, Commission Directive 2004/58/EC of 23 April 200458, Commission Directive 2004/60/EC of 23 April 200459, Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 200460, Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 200461, Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 200462, Commission Directive 2004/99/EC of 1 October 200463, Commission Directive 2005/2/EC of 19 January 200564, Commission Directive 2005/3/EC of 19 January 200565, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 200566, Council Directive 2005/25/EC of 14 March 200567, Commission Directive 2005/34/EC of 17 May 200568, Commission Directive 2005/53/EC of 16 September 200569, Commission Directive 2005/54/EC of 19 September 200570, Commission Directive 2005/57/EC of 21 September 200571, Commission Directive 2005/58/EC of 21 September 200572, Commission Directive 2005/72/EC of 21 October 200573, Commission Directive 2006/5/EC of 17 January 200674, Com mission Directive 2006/6/EC of 17 January 200675, Commission Directive 2006/10/EC of 27 January 200676, Commission Directive 2006/16/EC of 7 February 200677, Commission Directive 2006/19/EC of 48O.J. 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[143] 5 14 February 200678, Commission Directive 2006/39/EC of 12 April 200679, Commission Directive 2006/45/EC of 16 May 200680, Com mission Directive 2006/74/EC of 21 August 200681, Commission Directive 2006/75/EC of 11 September 200682, Commission Directive 2006/76/EC of 22 September 200683, Commission Directive 2006/41/EC of 7 July 200684, Commission Directive 2006/131/EC of 11 December 200685, Commission Directive 2006/132/EC of 11 December 200686, Commission Directive 2006/133/EC of 11 December 200687, Com mission Directive 2006/134/EC of 11 December 200688, Commission Directive 2006/135/EC of 11 December 200689, Commission Directive 2006/136/EC of 11 December 200690, Commission Directive 2006/64/EC of 18 July 200691, Commission Directive 2006/85/EC of 23 October 200692, Commission Directive 2007/6/EC of 14 February 200793, Commission Directive 2007/21/EC of 10 April 200794, Com mission Directive 2007/5/EC of 7 February 200795, Commission Directive 2007/25/EC of 23 April 200796, Commission Directive 2007/31/EC of 31 May 200797, Commission Directive 2007/50/EC of 2 August 200798, Commission Directive 2007/52/EC of 16 August 2007, Commission Directive 2007/76/EC of 20 December 2007, (from 1 May 2009), Commission Decision 2007/452/EC of 29 June 200799, Com mission Decision 2007/628/EC of 19 September 2007, Commission Decision 2007/615/EC of 20 September 2007, Commission Decision 2007/619/EC of 20 September 2007 and Commission Decision 2007/629/EC of 20 September 2007.” 3. 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No. L172 of 30.06.2007, p.83. 6 [143] GIVEN under my Official Seal, 1 May 2008 MARY COUGHLAN. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 0 [143] 7 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 Council Directive 91/414/EEC which include ethoprophos, pirimiphos-methyl, fipronil, fludioxonil, clomazone, and prosulfocarb as active substances. 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