ISSN 1725-2555
doi:10.3000/17252555.L_2010.220.eng
Official Journal
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L 220
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Legislation
Volume 53
21 August 2010
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period. The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
II Non-legislative acts
REGULATIONS
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21.8.2010 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/1 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 750/2010
of 7 July 2010
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in or on certain products
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
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For acetamiprid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, azoxystrobin, imazalil, prohexadione, pyraclostrobin and thiacloprid maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II and part B of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For dimethomorph, dithiocarbamates (mancozeb), fipronil, fludioxonil, pirimicarb, prosulfocarb, tebuconazole, triclopyr and valiphenal, MRLs were set in part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. So far, for amisulbrom, ametoctradin and bixafen no specific MRLs were set nor were the substances included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. |
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In the context of a procedure, in accordance with Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (2), for the authorisation of the use of a plant protection product containing the active substance azoxystrobin on cardoon an application was made under Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for modification of the existing MRL. |
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As regards acetamiprid, such an application was made for the use on beet leaves and cherries. As regards acibenzolar-S-methyl, such an application was made for the use on peach and apricots. As regards amisulbrom, such an application was made for the use on wine and table grapes. As regards bixafen, such an application was made for cereals. In view of that application, it is necessary to set MRLs for meat, fat, liver, kidney and milk from bovines, sheep and goats, since cereals are used as feed and residues may end up on forage for these animals. As regards ametoctradin, such an application was made for the use on table and wine grapes, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, courgette, melon, watermelon, pumpkin, lettuce, and lamb's lettuce. As regards dithiocarbamates (mancozeb), such an application was made for the use on peas without pods. As regards dimethomorph, such an application was made for the use on peas without pods and leeks. As regards fludioxonil, such an application was made for the use on celeriac. As regards fipronil, an application was made to modify the values for cereals. As regards imazalil, an application was made to modify the value for the limit of determination, LOD. As regards pirimicarb, such an application was made for the use on fennel. As regards prohexadione, such an application was made to change the residue definition and for the use on rye. As regards prosulfocarb, such an application was made for the use on carrots and celeriac. As regards tebuconazole, such an application was made for the use on mandarins. As regards thiacloprid, such an application was made for olives, poppy seeds and various root and tuber vegetables. As regards triclopyr, such an application was made to change the residue definition on animal products and to change the MRLs on animal products. As regards valifenalate, such an application was made for the use on tomatoes and aubergine. |
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In accordance with Article 6(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 an application was made for tebuconazole on passion fruit. The authorised use of tebuconazole on passion fruit in Kenya leads to higher residues than the MRL in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. To avoid trade barriers for the importation of passion fruits, a higher MRL is necessary. The authorised uses of pyraclostrobin on cherries, plums, strawberries, cane fruit, other small fruits and berries, spring onions, cucumbers, melon, watermelon, pumpkin sunflower seeds and coffee beans in USA, Canada and Brazil lead to higher residues than the MRL in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. To avoid trade barriers for the importation of these crops, higher MRLs are necessary. |
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In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, these applications were evaluated by the Member States concerned and the evaluation reports were forwarded to the Commission. |
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The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, assessed the applications and the evaluation reports, examining in particular the risks to the consumer and where relevant to animals and gave reasoned opinions on the proposed MRLs (3). It forwarded these opinions to the Commission and the Member States and made them available to the public. |
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The Authority concluded in its reasoned opinions that all requirements with respect to data were met and that the modifications to the MRLs requested by the applicants were acceptable with regard to consumer safety on the basis of a consumer exposure assessment for 27 specific European consumer groups. It took into account the most recent information on the toxicological properties of the substances. Neither the lifetime exposure to these substances via consumption of all food products that may contain these substances, nor the short term exposure due to extreme consumption of the relevant crops showed that there is a risk that the acceptable daily intake (ADI) or the acute reference dose (ARfD) is exceeded. In the case of valifenalate the Authority considered that lower MRLs than the MRLs proposed by the evaluating Member State were sufficient. In that case it is appropriate to set the lower MRLs. |
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Based on the reasoned opinions of the Authority and taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the appropriate modifications to the MRLs fulfil the requirements of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. |
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Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes II, and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(2) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(3) EFSA scientific reports available on http://www.efsa.europa.eu
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for acetamiprid on beet leaves, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(12):1443. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for acetamiprid in cherries, EFSA Journal 2010; 8(1):1494. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for acibenzolar-S-methyl on peach and apricot, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(11):1384. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the the setting of new MRLs for amisulbrom on grapes, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(10):1349. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for azoxystrobin on cardoon, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(9):1308. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the setting of new MRLs for BAS650F on various crops, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(10):1367(BAS650F is a synonym of ametoctradin). |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for bixafen on wheat, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(12):1440. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for dimethomorph on peas without pods and leeks, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(12):1434. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for fludioxonil on celeriac, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(10):1345. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of the existing MRL for mancozeb on peas (without pods), EFSA Journal 2010; 8(1):1451. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for pirimicarb on fennel, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(9):1342. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for prohexadion-calcium on cereals, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(11):1378. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for prosulfocarb on carrots and celeriac, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(11):1373. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for pyraclostrobin on various crops, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(11):1392. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for tebuconazole on mandarin and passion fruit, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(10):1368. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for thiacloprid on olives, poppy seed and root and tuber vegetables, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(10):1410. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for triclopyr on animal products, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(11):1369. |
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Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the the setting of new MRLs for valifenalate on tomato and aubergine, EFSA Journal 2009; 7(10):1388. |
ANNEX
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows:
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In Annex II the columns for acetamiprid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, azoxystrobin, dithiocarbamates, imazalil, prohexadione, pyraclostrobin and thiacloprid are replaced by the following: ‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
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(1) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.
(*1) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
(*2) Pesticide-code combination for which the MRL as set in Annex III Part B applies.
(2) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.
(*3) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
(3) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.
(*4) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
Residue for animal products: sum of bixafen and desmethyl bixafen expressed as bixafen’.
(4) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.
(*5) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination.
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21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/57 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 751/2010
of 20 August 2010
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Saucisse de Morteau or Jésus de Morteau (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
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Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, France’s application to register the name ‘Saucisse de Morteau’ or ‘Jésus de Morteau’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). |
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As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:
Class 1.2. Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)
FRANCE
Saucisse de Morteau or Jésus de Morteau (PGI)
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21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/59 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 752/2010
of 18 August 2010
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue ling in EU waters and international waters of VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
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Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2), lays down quotas for 2010. |
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According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2010. |
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It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2010 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 August 2010.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Fokion FOTIADIS
Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
ANNEX
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Spain |
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BLI/67- |
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Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) |
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EU waters and international waters of VI, VII |
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1 January 2010 |
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21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/61 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 753/2010
of 20 August 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2010.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
ANNEX
Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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Third country code (1) |
Standard import value |
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0702 00 00 |
TR |
68,6 |
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ZZ |
68,6 |
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0707 00 05 |
TR |
133,3 |
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133,3 |
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0709 90 70 |
TR |
124,7 |
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ZZ |
124,7 |
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0805 50 10 |
AR |
143,2 |
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CL |
113,2 |
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TR |
155,8 |
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UY |
103,0 |
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ZA |
115,6 |
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ZZ |
126,2 |
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0806 10 10 |
BA |
91,2 |
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EG |
152,6 |
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TR |
117,3 |
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ZZ |
120,4 |
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0808 10 80 |
AR |
71,2 |
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BR |
64,8 |
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CL |
95,1 |
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CN |
65,6 |
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NZ |
110,6 |
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UY |
95,9 |
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ZA |
95,2 |
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ZZ |
85,5 |
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0808 20 50 |
AR |
96,5 |
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CL |
150,5 |
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CN |
80,6 |
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TR |
149,8 |
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ZA |
93,3 |
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ZZ |
114,1 |
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0809 30 |
TR |
138,3 |
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ZZ |
138,3 |
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0809 40 05 |
BA |
59,8 |
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IL |
154,3 |
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XS |
59,4 |
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ZA |
191,2 |
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ZZ |
116,2 |
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(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ ZZ ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.
DIRECTIVES
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21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/63 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2010/54/EU
of 20 August 2010
amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC to renew the inclusion of azimsulfuron as active substance
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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The inclusion of azimsulfuron in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC expires on 31 December 2011. A notification was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 of 27 June 2007 on laying down the procedure of the renewal of the inclusion of a first group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (2) for the renewal of the inclusion of azimsulfuron as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within the time period provided for in that Article. |
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That notification was found to be admissible by Commission Decision 2008/656/EC of 28 July 2008 on the admissibility of the notifications concerning the renewal of the inclusion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of the active substances azimsulfuron, azoxystrobin, fluroxypyr, imazalil, kresoxim-methyl, prohexadion-calcium and spiroxamin, and establishing the list of the notifiers concerned (3). |
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Within the time period provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007, the notifier submitted the data required in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 together with an explanation as regards the relevance of each new study submitted. |
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The rapporteur Member State prepared an assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter: ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 10 June 2009. In addition to the assessment of the substance, that report includes a list of the studies the rapporteur Member State relied on for its assessment. |
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The Authority communicated the assessment report to the notifier and to all the Member States and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the assessment report available to the public. |
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At the request of the Commission, the assessment report was peer reviewed by the Member States and the Authority, and the Authority presented its conclusion on the peer review of the risk assessment of azimsulfuron (4) to the Commission on 12 March 2010. The assessment report and the conclusion from the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 9 July 2010 in the format of the Commission review report for azimsulfuron. |
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It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing azimsulfuron may be expected to continue to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular as regards the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to renew the inclusion of azimsulfuron in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, in order to ensure that plant protection products containing this active substance may continue to be authorised where they comply with that Directive. |
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Based on the review report which points out that the manufacturing impurity phenol is of toxicological concern a maximum level of 2 g/kg should, however, be set for that impurity in the technical material. |
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From the new data submitted, it appears that azimsulfuron and its degradation products in aqueous photolysis may cause risks for aquatic organisms. Without prejudice to the conclusion that the inclusion of azimsulfuron is to be renewed, it is therefore appropriate to obtain further information on those specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that the inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore it is appropriate to require that the notifier submit further information as regards the assessment of the risks azimsulfuron may pose for aquatic organisms and to complete the identification of its degradation products in aqueous photolysis. |
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A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is renewed in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal. |
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Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of renewing the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I thereto, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after renewal to review authorisations of plant protection products containing azimsulfuron to make sure that the requirements laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13, and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I to that Directive, continue to be satisfied. As appropriate, Member States should renew, where appropriate with modifications, or refuse to renew authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC. |
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It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly. |
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The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 January 2012 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 February 2012.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 3
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing azimsulfuron as an active substance by 31 January 2012.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to azimsulfuron are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing azimsulfuron as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, Member States shall, where necessary, re-evaluate the products, to take into account developments occurred in the scientific and technical knowledge and in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning azimsulfuron. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product still satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC. Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, for each authorised plant protection product containing azimsulfuron as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, and at least one of which was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC between 1 January 2009 and 31 July 2011, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning azimsulfuron. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 August 2011.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 70.
(4) Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance azimsulfuron. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(3):1554. [61 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1554. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu
ANNEX
In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row No 5 is replaced by the following:
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No |
Common Name, Identification Numbers |
IUPAC Name |
Purity (1) |
Entry into force |
Expiration of inclusion |
Specific provisions |
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|
‘5 |
azimsulfuron CAS No 120162-55-2 CIPAC No 584 |
1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[1-methyl-4-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-pyrazol-5-ylsulfonyl]-urea |
≥ 980 g/kg maximum level of the impurity phenol 2 g/kg |
1 August 2011 |
31 July 2021 |
PART A Only uses as herbicide may be authorised. Aerial applications may not be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on azimsulfuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 9 July 2010, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:
Member States must ensure that the conditions of authorisation include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate (e.g. buffer zones, in rice cultivation minimum holding periods for water prior to discharge). The Member States concerned shall request the submission of further studies to finalise the risk assessment on aquatic organisms and further studies to complete the identification of the degradation products in the aqueous photolysis of the substance. They shall ensure that the notifiers provide such studies to the Commission by 31 October 2012.’ |
(1) Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
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21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/67 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2010/55/EU
of 20 August 2010
amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC to renew the inclusion of azoxystrobin as active substance
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
|
(1) |
The inclusion of azoxystrobin in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC expires on 31 December 2011. A notification was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 of 27 June 2007 on laying down the procedure of the renewal of the inclusion of a first group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (2) for the renewal of the inclusion of azoxystrobin as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within the time period provided for in that Article. |
|
(2) |
That notification was found to be admissible by Commission Decision 2008/656/EC of 28 July 2008 on the admissibility of the notifications concerning the renewal of the inclusion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of the active substances azimsulfuron, azoxystrobin, fluroxypyr, imazalil, kresoxim-methyl, prohexadion-calcium and spiroxamin, and establishing the list of the notifiers concerned (3). |
|
(3) |
Within the time period provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007, the notifier submitted the data required in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 together with an explanation as regards the relevance of each new study submitted. |
|
(4) |
The rapporteur Member State prepared an assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter: ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 10 June 2009. In addition to the assessment of the substance, that report includes a list of the studies the rapporteur Member State relied on for its assessment. |
|
(5) |
The Authority communicated the assessment report to the notifier and to all Member States, and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the assessment report available to the public. |
|
(6) |
At the request of the Commission, the assessment report was peer reviewed by the Member States and the Authority, the Authority presented its conclusion on the peer review of the risk assessment of azoxystrobin (4) to the Commission on 6 April 2010. The assessment report and the conclusion from the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 9 July 2010 in the format of the Commission review report for azoxystrobin. |
|
(7) |
It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing azoxystrobin may be expected to continue to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular as regards the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to renew the inclusion of azoxystrobin in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, in order to ensure that plant protection products containing this active substance may continue to be authorised where they comply with that Directive. |
|
(8) |
Moreover, the review has established that for the active substance azoxystrobin notified by the main data submitter the manufacturing impurity toluene is of toxicological concern and therefore its presence in the technical material must not exceed the maximum level of 2 grams for kilogram. |
|
(9) |
From the new data submitted, it appears that azoxystrobin may cause risks for aquatic organisms. Without prejudice to the conclusion that the inclusion of azoxystrobin is to be renewed, it is therefore appropriate to obtain further information on those specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that the inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that the notifier submit further information to confirm the results of the risk assessment on the basis of most recent scientific knowledge as regards the risk for groundwater contamination with respect to some minor soil transformation products and the risk for aquatic organisms. |
|
(10) |
A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is renewed in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal. |
|
(11) |
Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of renewing the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I thereof, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after renewal to review authorisations of plant protection products containing azoxystrobin to make sure that the requirements laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13, and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I to that Directive, continue to be satisfied. As appropriate, Member States should renew, where appropriate with modifications, or refuse to renew authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC. |
|
(12) |
It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly. |
|
(13) |
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 January 2012 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 February 2012.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 3
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing azoxystrobin as an active substance by 31 January 2012.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to azoxystrobin are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing azoxystrobin as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, Member States shall, where necessary, re-evaluate the products, to take into account developments occurred in the scientific and technical knowledge and in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning azoxystrobin. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product still satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC. Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, for each authorised plant protection product containing azoxystrobin as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, and at least one of which was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC between 1 January 2009 and 31 July 2011, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning azoxystrobin. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 August 2011.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 70.
(4) European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance azoxystrobin on request from the European Commission EFSA Journal 2010; 8(4):1542.
ANNEX
In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row No 2 is replaced by the following:
|
No |
Common Name, Identification Numbers |
IUPAC Name |
Purity (1) |
Entry into force |
Expiration of inclusion |
Specific provisions |
||||||
|
‘2 |
Azoxystrobin CAS No 131860-33-8 CIPAC No 571 |
methyl (E)-2-{2[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl}-3-methoxyacrylate |
≥ 930 g/kg Toluene maximum content 2 g/kg Z-isomer maximum content 25 g/kg |
1 August 2011 |
31 July 2021 |
PART A Only uses as fungicide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on azoxystrobin and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 9 July 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:
The Member States must ensure that the conditions of authorisation include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as buffer zones. The Member States concerned shall request the submission of further studies to finalise the risk assessment on groundwater and aquatic organisms. They shall ensure that the notifiers provide such studies to the Commission by 31 October 2012.’ |
(1) Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
|
21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/71 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2010/56/EU
of 20 August 2010
amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC to renew the inclusion of prohexadione as active substance
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
|
(1) |
The inclusion of prohexadione (formerly prohexadione-calcium) in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC expires on 31 December 2011. A notification was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 of 27 June 2007 on laying down the procedure of the renewal of the inclusion of a first group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (2) for the renewal of the inclusion of prohexadione to as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within the time period provided for in that Article. |
|
(2) |
That notification was found to be admissible by Commission Decision 2008/656/EC of 28 July 2008 on the admissibility of the notifications concerning the renewal of the inclusion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of the active substances azimsulfuron, azoxystrobin, fluroxypyr, imazalil, kresoxim-methyl, prohexadion-calcium and spiroxamin, and establishing the list of the notifiers concerned (3). |
|
(3) |
Within the time period provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007, the notifier submitted the data required in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 737/2007 together with an explanation as regards the relevance of each new study submitted. |
|
(4) |
The rapporteur Member State prepared an assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter: ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 22 May 2009. In addition to the assessment of the substance, that report includes a list of the studies the rapporteur Member State relied on for its assessment. |
|
(5) |
The Authority communicated the assessment report to the notifier and to all the Member States and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the assessment report available to the public. |
|
(6) |
At the request of the Commission, the assessment report was peer reviewed by the Member States and the Authority, the Authority presented its conclusion on the peer review of the risk assessment of prohexadione (considered variant prohexadione-calcium) (4) to the Commission on 6 April 2010. The assessment report and the conclusion from the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 9 July 2010 in the format of the Commission review report for prohexadione. |
|
(7) |
It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing prohexadione may be expected to continue to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular as regards the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to renew the inclusion of prohexadione in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, in order to ensure that plant protection products containing this active substance may continue to be authorised where they comply with that Directive. |
|
(8) |
A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is renewed in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal. |
|
(9) |
Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of renewing the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I thereof, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after renewal to review authorisations of plant protection products containing prohexadione to make sure that the requirements laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13, and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I to that Directive, continue to be satisfied. As appropriate, Member States should renew, where appropriate with modifications, or refuse to renew authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the update of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC. |
|
(10) |
It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly. |
|
(11) |
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 January 2012 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 1 February 2012.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 3
1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing prohexadione as an active substance by 31 January 2012.
By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to prohexadione are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing prohexadione as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, Member States shall, where necessary, re-evaluate the products, to take into account developments occurred in the scientific and technical knowledge and in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning prohexadione. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product still satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC. Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, for each authorised plant protection product containing prohexadione as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 July 2011 at the latest, and at least one of which was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC between 1 January 2009 and 31 July 2011, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning prohexadione. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Following that determination Member States shall, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 August 2011.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 70.
(4) European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance prohexadione – on request from the European Commission EFSA Journal 2010; 8(3):1555.
ANNEX
In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row No 8 is replaced by the following:
|
No |
Common Name, Identification Numbers |
IUPAC Name |
Purity (1) |
Entry into force |
Expiration of inclusion |
Specific provisions |
|
‘8 |
prohexadione CAS No: 127277-53-6 (prohexadione-calcium) CIPAC No: 567 (prohexadione) No: 567.020 (prohexadione-calcium) |
3,5-dioxo-4-propionylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid |
≥ 890 g/kg (expressed as prohexadione-calcium) |
1 August 2011 |
31 July 2021 |
PART A Only uses as plant growth regulator may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on prohexadione and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 9 July 2010 shall be taken into account.’ |
(1) Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
DECISIONS
|
21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/74 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 August 2010
amending Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/197/EEC and 2004/211/EC as regards the temporary admission, the re-entry after temporary export and imports of registered horses and imports of semen of the equine species from certain parts of Egypt
(notified under document C(2010) 5703)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/463/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (1), and in particular Article 12(1) and (4), Article 15(a), Article 16, the introductory phrase of Article 19, and Article 19(i) and (ii) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17(3)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
|
(1) |
Commission Decision 92/260/EEC of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses (3) establishes a list of third countries from which the temporary admission into the Union of such horses is to be authorised together with the certification requirements. That list, set out in Annex I to that Decision, also assigns those third countries and parts thereof to certain sanitary groups from A to F. Certain parts of Egypt are currently included in sanitary group E. |
|
(2) |
Commission Decision 93/195/EEC of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (4) establishes a list of third countries from which the re-entry of such horses into the Union is to be authorised together with the certification requirements. That list, set out in Annex I to that Decision, also assigns those third countries and parts thereof to certain sanitary groups, from A to E. Certain parts of Egypt are currently included in sanitary group E. |
|
(3) |
Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production (5) establishes a list of third countries from which the imports of such equidae into the Union is to be authorised, together with the certification requirements. That list, set out in Annex I to that Decision, also assigns those third countries and parts thereof to certain sanitary groups, from A to G. Certain parts of Egypt are currently included in sanitary group E for imports into the Union of registered horses. |
|
(4) |
Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species (6) establishes a list of third countries and parts of territories thereof from which Member States are to authorise imports of equidae and semen, ova and embryos of animals of the equine species and indicates the other conditions applicable to such imports. Those conditions are laid down taking into account the different sanitary groups set out in Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC and 93/197/EEC and which are indicated in column 5 of Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC. |
|
(5) |
In June 2010, the Commission carried out a veterinary inspection in Egypt. The results of that inspection were unsatisfactory. A number of substantial shortcomings were identified as regards the controls on the movement of equidae from other parts of Egypt into the areas listed in Decision 2004/211/EC as eligible for export into the Union, the certification procedures and the policy of that third country as regards imports of equidae from areas infected with or at risk of African horse sickness. |
|
(6) |
That situation is liable to constitute a serious animal health risk for the equine population in the Union and therefore the temporary admission, the re-entry after temporary export and the imports into the Union of registered horses and the imports of semen of animals of the equine species from Egypt should be suspended. |
|
(7) |
Decisions 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/197/EEC and 2004/211/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
|
(8) |
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Annex I to Decision 92/260/EEC, in Sanitary Group E, the entry for Egypt is deleted.
Article 2
In Annex I to Decision 93/195/EEC, in Sanitary Group E, the entry for Egypt is deleted.
Article 3
In Annex I to Decision 93/197/EEC, in Sanitary Group E, the entry for Egypt is deleted.
Article 4
In Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC, the entry for Egypt is replaced by the following:
|
‘EG |
Egypt |
EG-0 |
Whole country |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
EG-1 |
Governorates of Alexandria, Beheira, Krafr el Sheikh, Damietta, Dakahlia, Port-Said, Sharkia, Gharbia, Menoufia, Kalioubia, Ishmailia, North Sinai, South Sinai, Cairo (as Greater Cairo including Giza town), Suez, Marsa Martrouh, Fayoum, Giza and Beni Suef |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—’ |
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 August 2010.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
Corrigenda
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21.8.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 220/76 |
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 72/2009 of 19 January 2009 on modifications to the common agricultural policy by amending Regulations (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1405/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008 and (EC) No 479/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1883/78, (EEC) No 1254/89, (EEC) No 2247/89, (EEC) No 2055/93, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 2596/97, (EC) No 1182/2005 and (EC) No 315/2007
( Official Journal of the European Union L 30 of 31 January 2009 )
On page 10, Article 4 (Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007), the following point is to be inserted:
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‘39a) |
Point A.II of Annex XI shall be amended as follows:
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