European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2004 (S.I. No. 580 of 2004)

Statutory Instruments. S.I. No. 580 of 2004 European Communities (Authorization, Placing On The Market, Use And Control Of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 3) 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. 3551) Price: €0.76 S.I. No. 580 of 2004 European Communities (Authorization, Placing On The Market, Use And Control Of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 3) 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 2004/63/EC of 26 April 20041 and Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 20042, 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. 3.) 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) (inserted by the European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 702 of 2003), by substituting for the definition of “Directive of 1991” “‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 19913, the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC 4, Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 19935, the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC 6, Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994 7, Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994 8, the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC 9, Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 1995 10, Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995 11, Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996 12, Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996 13, Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996 14, Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997 15, Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000 16, Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001 17, Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001 18, Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 1 O.J. No. L. 125 28.4.2004, p. 41 2 O.J. No. L. 125 28.04.2004 p.42 3 O.J. No. L230 19.8.1991, p.1 4 O.J. No. L,170 25.6.1992, p.40 5 O.J. No. L,221 31.8.1993, p.27 6 O.J. No. L,4 6.1.1996, p.16 7 O.J. No. L,194 29.7.1994, p.65 8 O.J. No. L,354 31.12.1994, p.16 9 O.J. No. L,280 23.11.1995, p.58 10 O.J. No. L,172 22.7.1995, p.6 11 O.J. No. L,172 22.7.1995, p.8 12 O.J. No. L,65 15.3.1996, p.20 13 O.J. No. L,214 3.8.1996, p.18 14 O.J. No. L,227 30.10.1996, p.25 15 O.J. No. L,265 27.9.1997, p.87 16 O.J. No. L,309 9.12.2000, p.14 17 O.J. No. L,69 10.3.2001, p.17 18 O.J. No. L,113 24.4.2001, p.5 2001 19, Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001 20, Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 200121, Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 200122, Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001 23, Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001 24, Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 2002 25, Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002 26, Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002 27 Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002 28, Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 200229, Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 200330, Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 200331, Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 200332, Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 200333, Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 200334, 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 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004”. 3. The European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 702 of 2003) are revoked. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 23rd September 2004 L.S. Joe Walsh Minister for Agriculture and Food. 19 O.J. No. L,175 28.6.2001, p.21 20 O.J. No. L,176 29.6.2001, p.61 21 O.J. No. L,276 19.10.2001, p.17 22 O.J. No. L,304 21.11.2001, p.14 23 O.J. No. L,164 20.6.2001, p.1 24 O.J. No. L,313 30.11.2001, p.37 25 O.J. No. L,55 26.2.2002, p.29 26 O.J. No. L,117 4.5.2002, p.10 27 O.J. No. L,148 6.6.2002, p.19 28 O.J. No. L,189 18.7.2002, p.20 29 O.J. No. L,276 12.10.2002, p.28 30O.J. No. L, 8 14.1.2003, p.7 31 O.J. No. L, 81 28.3.2003, p. 39 32 O.J. No. L,101 23.4.2003, p.3 33 O.J. No. L,124 20.5.2003, p. 30 34 O.J. No. L,177 16.7.2003, p. 12 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 2003/70/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 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004. These Regulations, which amend Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, consolidate Annex I of that Directive and provide for the inclusion of the active substances: Mecoprop, Mecoprop-P, Propiconazole, Molinate, Thiram, Ziram, Coniothyrium minitans, Flurtamone, Flufenacet, Iodosulfuron, Dimethenamid-p, Picoxystrobin, Fosthiazate and Silithiofam to Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC, and for the inclusion of Annexes IV and V to Directive 91/414/EEC. Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2.