Article 1
Methyl bromide shall not be included as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Article 2
Member States shall ensure that:
(a)
authorisations for plant protection products containing methyl bromide are withdrawn by 18 March 2009;
(b)
no authorisations for plant protection products containing methyl bromide are granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision.
Article 3
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 18 March 2010 at the latest.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 September 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla Vassiliou
Member of the Commission