Council Directive of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (91/414/EEC) (repealed) (c. 414)

ANNEX III U.K. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOSSIER TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF A PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCT

PART A U.K. Chemical preparations

[F1 3. Data on application U.K.

3.1. Field of use envisaged, e.g. field, protected crops, storage of plant products, home gardening U.K.

The field(s) of use, existing and proposed, for preparations containing the active substance must be specified from among the following:

• field use, such as agriculture, horticulture, forestry and viticulture,

• protected crops,

• amenity,

• weed control on non-cultivated areas,

• home gardening,

• house plants,

• plant products storage practice,

• other (specify).

3.2. Effects on harmful organisms, e.g. contact, inhalation or stomach poison, fungitoxic or fungistatic, etc., systemic or not in plants U.K.

The nature of the effects on harmful organisms must be stated:

• contact action,

• stomach action,

• inhalation action,

• fungitoxic action,

• fungistatic action,

• desiccant,

• reproduction inhibitor,

• other (must be specified).

It must be stated whether or not the product is translocated in plants.

3.3. Details of intended use e.g. types of harmful organisms controlled and/or plants or plant products to be protected U.K.

Details of the intended use must be provided.

Where relevant, effects achieved e.g. sprout suppression, retardation of ripening, reduction in stem length, enhanced fertilization etc. must be reported.

3.4. Application rate U.K.

For each method of application and each use, the rate of application per unit (ha, m ² , m ³ ) treated, in terms of g or kg of both preparation and active substance, must be provided.

Application rates shall normally be expressed in g or kg/ha or in kg/m ³ and where appropriate in g or kg/tonne; for protected crops and home gardening use rates shall be expressed in g or kg/100 m ² or g or kg/m ³ .

3.5. Concentration of active substance in material used (e.g. in the diluted spray, baits or treated seed) U.K.

The content of active substance shall be reported, as appropriate, in g/l, g/kg, mg/kg or in g/tonne.

3.6. Method of application U.K.

The method of application proposed must be described fully, indicating the type of equipment to be used, if any, as well as the type and volume of diluent to be used per unit of area or volume.

3.7. Number and timing of applications and duration of protection U.K.

The maximum number of applications to be used and their timing, must be reported. Where relevant the growth stages of the crop or plants to be protected and the development stages of the harmful organisms, must be indicated. Where possible the interval between applications, in days, must be stated.

The duration of protection afforded both by each application and by the maximum number of applications to be used, must be indicated.

3.8. Necessary waiting periods or other precautions to avoid phytotoxic effects on succeeding crops U.K.

Where relevant, minimum waiting periods between last application and sowing or planting of succeeding crops, which are necessary to avoid phytotoxic effects on succeeding crops, must be stated, and follow from the data provided under paragraph 6.6.

Limitations on choice of succeeding crops, if any, must be stated.

3.9. Proposed instructions for use U.K.

The proposed instructions for use of the preparation, to be printed on labels and leaflets, must be provided.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.