Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Netherlands) lodged on 4 September 2006 — Feinchemie Schwebda GmbH and Bayer CropScience AG v College voor de Toelating van Bestrijdingsmiddelen; other party to the proceedings: Agrichem B.V.

(Case C-361/06)

(2006/C 294/40)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Feinchemie Schwebda GmbH and Bayer CropScience AG

Defendant: College voor de Toelating van Bestrijdingsmiddelen

Other party to the proceedings: Agrichem B.V.

Question referred

Must Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/37/EC (1)be interpreted as meaning that that provision does not require Member States to terminate the authorisation of a plant protection product containing ethofumesate before 1 September 2003 on the ground that the authorisation holder does not have, or have access to, a dossier satisfying the conditions set out in Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC? (2)

(1)  Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include ethofumesate as an active substance (OJ 2002 L 117, p. 10).

(2)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ 1991 L 230, p. 1).