Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002 extending the time period referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to that Directive and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1

The time period of 12 years referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC is extended until 31 December 2006 for the active substances which are assessed in the framework of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92, until 30 September 2007 for the active substances which are assessed in the framework of the second stage under Regulation (EC) No 451/2000, and until  31 December 2009 for the active substances which are assessed in the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002, unless a decision has been taken or is taken before the relevant date to include or not include the active substance concerned in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.  However, for metalaxyl the time period of 12 years referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC shall be extended until 30 June 2010. During those periods Member States may continue to authorise or authorise again the placing on the market of plant protection products containing those active substances, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.

Article 2

• (a) ensures that the continued use is only accepted as far it does not have any harmful effect on human or animal health and no unacceptable influence on the environment;

• (b) ensures that such plant protection products remaining on the market after 31 December 2003 are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions;

• (c) imposes all appropriate risk mitigation measures to reduce any possible risks;

• (d) ensures that alternatives for such uses are being seriously sought.

The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission on 31 December 2004 at the latest on the application of this paragraph and in particular on the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (d).

• (a) the continued use is only accepted so far as it has no harmful effects on human or animal health and no unacceptable influence on the environment;

• (b) such plant protection products remaining on the market are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions;

• (c) all appropriate risk mitigation measures are imposed to reduce any possible risks;

• (d) alternatives for such uses are being seriously sought.

Bulgaria shall inform the Commission about the measures taken in application of this paragraph, and in particular about the actions taken pursuant to points (a) to (d), by 31 December of each year.

Article 3

Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC shall be as short as possible and:

• (a) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 25 July 2003, shall expire not later than 31 December 2003, except for the limited number of essential uses referred to in Annex II, for which the authorisation can still be maintained in specified Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 2(3);

• (b) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 30 June 2007, shall expire not later than 31 December 2007;

• (c) for the uses for which the authorisation is to be withdrawn by 30 June 2009, shall expire not later than 31 December 2009.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

List of active substances which are not included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC

1,2-Dichloropropane

1,3-Dichloropropene (cis)

1,3-Diphenyl urea

2-(dithiocyanomethylthio)-benzothiazol

2,3,6-TBA

2,4,5-T

2-Aminobutane (aka sec-butylamine)

2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol

4-CPA (4-chlorophenoxyaceticacid = PCPA)

4-t-Pentylphenol

Acifluorfen

Aldimorph

Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride

Alkyltrimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride

Allethrin

Alloxydim

Allyl alcohol

Ametryn

Ampropylofos

Ancymidol

Anilazine

Anthracene oil

Azaconazole

Azamethiphos

Aziprotryne

Barban

Barium fluosilicate

Barium polysulphide

Benazolin

Bendiocarb

Benfuresate

Benodanil

Bensulide

Bensultap

Bentaluron

Benzalkonium chloride

Benzoximate

Benzoylprop

Benzthiazuron

Bioallethrin

Bioresmethrin

Bitumen

Brandol (hydroxynonyl-2,6-dinitrobenzene)

Bromacil

Bromocyclen

Bromofenoxim

Bromophos

Bromophos-ethyl

Bromopropylate

Bronopol

Butachlor

Butocarboxim

Butoxycarboxim

Butylate

Calcium carbonate (aka chalk)

Calcium hydroxide (aka slake lime)

Calcium oxide (quick lime)

Carbon disulfide

Carbophenothion

Cartap

Cetrimide

Chinomethionat (aka quinomethionate)

Chlomethoxyfen

Chloral-bis-acylal

Chloral-semi-acetal

Chloramben

Chlorbromuron

Chlorbufam

Chloretazate

Chlorfenprop

Chlorfenson (aka chlorfenizon)

Chlorfenvinphos

Chlorfluazuron

Chlormephos

Chlorobenzilate

Chloropropylate

Chloroxuron

Chlorphonium chloride

Chlorthiamid

Chlorthiophos

Cufraneb

Cyanazine

Cycloate

Cycluron

Cyprofuram

DADZ (zinc-diethyldithiocarbamate)

Dalapon

Demeton-S-methyl

Demeton-S-methyl sulphone

Desmetryne

Diafenthiuron

Dialifos

Di-allate

Diammonium phosphate

Dichlofenthion

Dichlofluanid

Dichlone

Dichlorprop

Diclobutrazol

Dicrotophos

Dicyclopentadiene

Dienochlor

Diethatyl (-ethyl)

Difenoxuron

Difenzoquat

Dikegulac

Dimefox

Dimefuron

Dimepiperate

Dimethirimol

Dimexano

Dinitramine

Dinobuton

Dioxacarb

Dioxathion

Diphenamid (aka difenamide)

Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate

Disulfoton

Ditalimfos

Drazoxolon

Endothal

EPTC (ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)

Etacelasil

Ethidimuron (aka sulfodiazol)

Ethiofencarb

Ethion (aka diethion)

Ethirimol

Ethoate-methyl

Etrimfos

Fenaminosulf

Fenazaflor

Fenfuram

Fenoprop

Fenothiocarb

Fenoxaprop

Fenpiclonil

Fenpropathrin

Fenridazon

Fenson (aka fenizon)

Fenthiosulf

Fenuron

Flamprop

Fluazifop

Flubenzimine

Flucycloxuron

Flucythrinate

Flumequine

Flumethralin

Fluorodifen

Fluoroglycofene

Flupoxam

Fluridone

Fomesafen

Fonofos

Formothion

Fosamine

Fosthietan

Furalaxyl

Furathiocarb

Furconazole

Furfural

Furmecyclox

Gentian violet

Halfenprox (aka brofenprox)

Haloxyfop

Heptenophos

Hexachlorophene

Hexazinone

Hydramethylnon

Hydroxy-MCPA

Hydroxyphenyl-salicylamide

Imazapyr

Imazethabenz

Iminoctadine

Iodofenphos

Isazofos

Isocarbamide

Isofenphos

Isolan

Isopropalin

Isoprothiolane

Isoxathion

Karbutilate

Kinoprene

Mancopper

Mecarbam

Mefenacet

Mephospholan

Mepronil

Merphos (aka tributylphosphorotrithioite)

Methacrifos

Methazole

Methfuroxam

Methoprene

Methoprothryne

Methoxychlor

Methylenebisthiocyanate

Methylisothiocyanate

Methylnaphthylacetamide

Methylnaphthylacetic acid

Metobromuron

Metolachlor

Metoxuron

Metsulfovax

Mevinphos

Monalide

Monocrotophos

Monuron

MAA (methyl arsonic acid)

Nabam

Naptalam

Naphtylacetic acid hydrazide

Neburon

Nitralin

Nitrothal

Nonylphenol ether polyoxyethyleneglycol

Nonylphenol ethoxylate

Norflurazon

Noruron

Octhilinone

Ofurace

Omethoate

Orbencarb

Oxadixyl

Oxine-copper

Oxycarboxin

Oxytetracycline

Paraformaldehyde

p-Chloronitrobenzene

Pebulate

Pentachlorophenol

Pentanochlor

Perfluidone

Phenols

Phenothrin

Phenthoate

Phorate

Phosametine

Phosphamidon

Pirimiphos-ethyl

Potassium silicate

Profenofos

Promecarb

Prometryne

Propazine

Propetamphos

Propoxur

Propyl-3-t-butylphenoxyacetate

Prothiocarb

Prothiofos

Prothoate

Pyraclofos

Pyrazoxyfen

Pyridafenthion

Pyrifenox

Pyroquilone

Quinalphos

Quizalofop

Resmethrin

Rock powder

Secbumeton

Seconal (aka 5-allyl-5-(1′-methylbutyl) barbituric acid)

Sethoxydim

Siduron

Silicates

Silver nitrate

Sodium arsenite

Sodium diacetoneketogulonate

Sodium dichlorophenate

Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate

Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate

Sodium fluosilicate

Sodium monochloroacetate

Sodium pentaborate

Sodium p-t-amylphenate

Sodium silicate

Sodium silver thiosulphate

Sodium tetrathiocarbamate

Sodium thiocyanate

Sulfotep

Sulprofos

Tar acids

TCA

TCMTB

Tebutam (aka butam)

Tebuthiuron

Temephos

Terbacil

Terbufos

Terbumeton

Terbutryn

Tetrachlorvinphos

Tetradifon

Tetramethrin

Tetrasul

Thiazafluron

Thiazopyr

Thiocyclam

Thiofanox

Thiometon

Thionazin

Thiophanate

Tiocarbazil

Tolylphtalam

Tralomethrin

Triapenthenol

Triazbutyl

Triazophos

Tribufos (s,s,s-tributyl-phosphorotrithioate)

Tributyltinoxyde

Trichloronate

Tridiphane

Trietazine

Trifenmorph

Triforine

Trioxymethylen

Validamycin

Vamidothion

Vernolate

ANNEX II

List of authorisations referred to in Article 2(3) and 2(4)

Column A	Column B	Column C
Active substance	Member State	Use
2-aminobutane	United Kingdom	Stored seed potato
2-aminobutane	Ireland	Stored seed potato
1,3 -dichloropropene (cis)	The Netherlands	Flower bulbs, strawberries, vegetables, tree nursery crops, perennials and replanting of orchards
4-CPA (4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid)	Greece	Grape (seedless)
4-CPA (4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid)	Spain	Tomato, aubergine
4-CPA (4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid)	France	Tomato, aubergine
4-CPA (4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid)
Acifluorfen	Italy	Soybean
Azaconazole	Belgium	Sweet pepper, tomato, wound treatment on trees
Azaconazole	The Netherlands	Tomato
Azaconazole	United Kingdom	Ornamentals
Benfuresate	Spain	Cotton
Bromacil	France	Lavender, lavandin
Bromopropylate	Belgium	Bean
Bromopropylate	Italy	Pome fruit, vine
Bromopropylate	Spain	Lemon, tomato, pome fruit, vine
Calcium hydroxide (aka slake lime [^E0009])	The Netherlands	Fruit
Cartap	Italy	Pome fruit, stone fruit, tomato, aubergine, pepper, melon, marrow, ornamentals
Chinomethionate	Greece	Melon, water melon
Chinomethionate	Spain	Cucurbitaceae
Chlorfenvinfos	Denmark	Cabbage
Chlorfenvinfos	Germany	Small radish, radish, carrot, onion, celery, cabbage, cucumber, oil seed rape
Chlorfenvinfos	Ireland	Carrot, parsnip, cabbage, swede
Chlorfenvinfos	France	Mushroom, asparagus, cress, radish, spinach, corn salad, gherkin, courgette, onion, shallot, carrot, celeriac, leek, celery, parsley, garlic, cabbage, turnip
Chlorfenvinfos	The Netherlands	Cabbage, onion, carrot, Brassica vegetables, swede, turnip, radish, black radish, leek, celeriac
Chlorfenvinfos	Sweden	Head cabbage and swedes
Chlorfenvinfos	Portugal	Brassica
Chlorfenvinfos	Spain	Brassica
Cyanazine	United Kingdom	Pea, bean, Brassica, narcissi, oilseed rape, Allium, forestry
Cyanazine	Sweden	Oilseed rape and pickling cucumber
Cyanazine	Ireland	Onion
Dalapon	Italy	Rice
Ethion	France	Carrot, parsley, celery, celeriac, garlic, shallot, onion, leek, cabbage
Dikegulac	Germany	Ornamentals (under glass)
Dimefuron	Germany	Oil seed rape
Dinobuton	Spain	Pome fruit
Ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC)	Portugal	Potato
Fenpropathrin	United Kingdom	Soft fruit (blackcurrant)
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Flumethralin	Portugal	Tobacco
Flumethralin	Spain	Tobacco
Fomesafen	United Kingdom	Pea, bean, lupin
Fomesafen	France	Soybean, bean
Fomesafen	Italy	Soybean, bean, pea
Furalaxyl	Ireland	Ornamentals
Furathiocarb	Belgium	Leek
Haloxyfop	Denmark	Seed grass fields of red fescue, seed beds of ornamentals
Heptenophos	Ireland	Ornamentals, cucumber, tomato, lettuce
Heptenophos	Italy	Cabbage, french bean, lettuce
Hexazinone	Austria	Conifer
Hexazinone	France	Conifer, lavender, lavandin, clary sage, liquorice, lucerne, sugar cane
Hexazinone	Ireland	Conifer
Hexazinone	Spain	Conifer, lucerne
Imazapyr	Ireland	Forestry
Imazapyr	Portugal	Non-crop land
Iminoctadine	Greece	Tomatoes under plastic
Mepronil	Austria	Lettuce
Metobromuron	Belgium	Lambs lettuce, bean, potato
Metobromuron	Spain	Potato
Metobromuron	France	Artichoke, lambs lettuce
Metobromuron	Germany	Lambs lettuce, bean, tobacco
Metobromuron
Metoxuron	Belgium	Carrot, potato
Metoxuron	France	Carrot
Metoxuron	Ireland	Carrot
Metoxuron	Luxemburg	Carrot, potato
Metoxuron	The Netherlands	Carrot, potato, iris, gladiolus
Metoxuron	United Kingdom	Carrot, parsnip
Naptalam	Spain	Melon, water melon
Naptalam	France	Melon
Omethoate	Austria	Ornamentals
Orbencarb	Austria	Lupin
Oxadixyl	Belgium	Pea — seed treatment
Oxycarboxin	United Kingdom	Ornamentals
Oxycarboxin	Austria	Ornamentals
Oxycarboxin	Greece	Ornamentals, flowers
Oxycarboxin	Spain	Ornamentals
Oxycarboxin	Ireland	Turf grass
Pebulate	Greece	Tobacco
Pentanochlor	United Kingdom	Umbellifers, herbs, ornamentals
Prometryn	United Kingdom	Umbellifers, Allium, herbs
Prometryn
Prometryn	Bulgaria	Sunflower, cotton and Umbelliferae
Prometryn
Prometryn	Spain	Carrots, celery, cotton, chickpeas, peas, lentils
Prometryn	Greece	Cotton
Prometryn	Ireland	Carrots, parsley, celery, parsnips
Prometryn	Portugal	Potatoes, carrots, parsley, leek, peas
Prometryn	France	Celery, celeriac, lentils, leek
Pyridafenthion	Spain	Vine, meadow, lemon
Resmethrin	United Kingdom	Mushroom
Rock powder [^E0009]	Austria	Forestry
Sethoxydim	Austria	Strawberry
Sethoxydim	Belgium	Leek, beans, cabbage
Sethoxydim	Italy	Vegetables
Silver nitrate	The Netherlands	Cucumber and gherkin grown for seed
Sodium monochloracetate	United Kingdom	Brassica, Allium, soft fruit, hop
Sodium monochloracetate	Ireland	Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale
Sodium silver thiosulphate	Denmark	Cut flowers, pot plants
Sulfotep	Germany	Ornamentals and vegetables in greenhouses
Tar acids [^E0009]	Ireland	Disinfectant use
Tar acids [^E0009]	United Kingdom	Disinfectant use
Temephos	Spain	Rice
Terbacil	Spain	Mentha
Terbacil	France	Arnica, ribbed melilot, balm, peppermint, oregano, wild pansy, rosemary, winter savory, sage, thyme
Terbacil	Greece	Aromatic plants
Terbacil	United Kingdom	Aromatic and pharmaceutical plants
Terbufos	Greece	Sugar beet
Terbufos
Terbufos	Bulgaria	Limited to professional users with appropriate protective equipment. Soil treatment of potatoes, tobacco, cotton and beet
Terbufos
Terbutryn	United Kingdom	Pea, bean, lupin
Terbutryn	Spain	Citrus
Terbutryn	Ireland	Peas, beans
Tetradifon	Spain	Citrus, Cucurbitaceae, tomato, grapes
Tetradifon	Ireland	tomato, cucumber, ornamentals nursery stock
Triazophos	Ireland	Carrot
Triforine	Austria	Bean, cucumber, ornamentals growing, rose
Triforine	Denmark	Apple, pear, blackcurrant, redcurrant, gooseberry
Vamidothion	Belgium	Apple, arboriculture
Vamidothion	Spain	Pome fruit
Vamidothion	Italy	Pome fruit
Vamidothion	Portugal	Apple, pear
Vamidothion
Azaconazole	Poland	tomato, wound treatment of trees
Bensultap	Hungary	Potato, sugar beet, cereals, strawberry, poppy, bean, berries
Bensultap
Bensultap	Bulgaria	Sunflower, beet, potatoes and alfalfa
Bensultap
Bensultap	Poland	Potatoes
Bromopropylate	Cyprus	Citrus
Chlorfenvinphos	Poland	Mushroom
Cyanazine	Latvia	oil seed rape
Cyanazine	Czech Republic	Vining peas
Cyanazine	Estonia	oil seed rape
Cyanazine	Lithuania	oilseed rape
Cycloate	Poland	Red beet, spinach
Dichlorprop	Hungary	Cereals, grasses
—————	—————	—————
Furathiocarb	Czech Republic	Seed treatment of bean, purple clover, Dutch clover, flax, poppy, cucumber, lucerne, Brassica vegetables
Hexazinone	Hungary	Forestry
Hexazinone	Czech Republic	Forestry
Hexazinone	Slovakia	Forestry
Imazapyr	Estonia	non-crop land
Imazapyr	Latvia	non-crop land forestry production for treatment of sites prior to re-stocking
Imazapyr	Lithuania	non-crop land
Imazapyr	Poland	non-crop land
Imazapyr	Slovakia	non-crop land
Iminoctadine	Poland	Tree nurseries
Naptalam	Slovakia	Cucumber
Naptalam	Poland	Cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini
Naptalam	Czech Republic	Cucumber
Naptalam	Hungary	Cucumber
Oxine-copper	Hungary	Cereals (seed dressing)
Oxycarboxin	Cyprus	Ornamentals, flowers and turf grass, beans
Prometryne	Hungary	Sunflower, potato, carrot, lentil, herbs, sunflower
Prometryne
Prometryne	Bulgaria	Sunflower, cotton and Umbelliferae
Prometryne
Prometryne	Slovakia	Buckwheat, strawberry, dill, lentil
Prometryne	Latvia	carrots, celery, parsley, leek, garlic, onion, caraway
Prometryne	Cyprus	Carrots, celery, peas, onions, garlic, parsley, coriander, leek, lentils and umbellifer herbs
Prometryne	Estonia	peas, beans, carrots, celery, parsley, caraway, leek, onion, garlic
Prometryne	Poland	Carrot, parsley, parsnip, celeriac, dill, leek, garlic, onion, pea, broad bean, lentils, coriander, caraway, common madder, peppermint and other herbaceous plants, gladiolus, tulip, rosa
Prometryne	Lithuania	Peas, beans, vetch, caraway, lupine, carrots
Terbacil	Poland	Peppermint
Terbufos	France	Bananas
Terbufos
Terbufos	Bulgaria	Limited to professional users with appropriate protective equipment. Soil treatment of potatoes, tobacco, cotton and beet
Terbufos
Terbufos	Greece	Sugar beet
Terbufos	Hungary	Maize, sugar beet, cereals, sunflower, soybean
Terbufos
Terbutryn	Slovakia	horse bean, green pea
Thiocyclam	Cyprus	Potatoes, beans, celery, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, pumpkins, ornamentals
Triforine	Czech Republic	Chives (seed production) and chrysanthemum
Chlormephos	France	Maize, sweet corn
Hexachlorophene	Cyprus	Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelons, melons, ornamentals

This active substance is allowed to remain on the market for the uses mentioned pending the finalisation of the procedures under the fourth stage of the programme of work as initiated by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1112/2002.

OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.

OJ L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 28.

OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25.

OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23.

OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10.

OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 27.

OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 14.

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