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Commission Directive 2006/74/EC of 21 August 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr as active substances (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX

The following entries shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:

a

Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

NoCommon name, identification numbersIUPAC namePurityaEntry into forceExpiration of inclusionSpecific provisions
‘135

Dichlorprop-P

CAS No 15165-67-0

CIPAC No 476

(R)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) propanoic acid≥ 900 g/kg1 June 200731 May 2017

PART A

Only uses as herbicide may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on dichlorprop-P, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 May 2006 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States:

  • must pay particular attention to the protection of birds, mammals, aquatic organisms and non-target plants. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

The Member States concerned shall request the submission of further studies to confirm the results on animal metabolism and the risk assessment on acute and short-term exposure for birds and on acute exposure for herbivorous mammals.

They shall ensure that the notifiers at whose request dichlorprop-P has been included in this Annex provide such studies to the Commission within two years of the entry into force of this Directive.

136

Metconazole

CAS No 125116-23-6 (unstated stereochemistry)

CIPAC No 706

(1RS,5RS:1RS,5SR)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol≥ 940 g/kg (sum of cis- and trans-isomers)1 June 200731 May 2017

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 metconazole, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 May 2006 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment:

  • Member States must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms, birds and mammals. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate,

  • Member States must pay particular attention to the operator safety. Conditions of authorisation should include protective measures, where appropriate.

137

Pyrimethanil

CAS No 53112-28-0

CIPAC No not allocated

N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl) aniline

≥ 975 g/kg

(the manufacturing impurity cyanamide is considered to be of toxicological concern and must not exceed 0,5 g/kg in the technical material)

1 June 200731 May 2017

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 pyrimethanil, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 May 2006 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States:

  • must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as buffer zones,

  • must pay particular attention to the operator safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment.

The Member States concerned shall request the submission of further studies to confirm the risk assessment to fish. They shall ensure that the notifiers at whose request pyrimethanil has been included in this Annex provide such studies to the Commission within two years from the entry into force of this Directive.

138

Triclopyr

CAS No 055335-06-3

CIPAC No 376

3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyloxyacetic acid

≥ 960 g/kg

(as Triclopyr butoxyethyl ester)

1 June 200731 May 2017

PART A

Only uses as herbicide may be authorised.

PART B

In assessing applications to authorise plant protection products containing triclopyr for uses other than spring applications in pasture and grassland, Member States shall pay particular attention to the criteria in Article 4(1)(b), and shall ensure that any necessary data and information is provided before such an authorisation is granted.

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on triclopyr, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 May 2006 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States:

  • must pay particular attention to the protection of groundwater under vulnerable conditions. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures and monitoring programmes should be initiated in vulnerable zones, where appropriate,

  • must pay particular attention to the safety of operators and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment,

  • must pay particular attention to the protection of birds, mammals, aquatic organisms and non-target plants. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

The Member States concerned shall request the submission of further studies to confirm the acute and long-term risk assessment for birds and mammals and the risk to aquatic organisms from exposure to the metabolite 6-chloro-2-pyridinol. They shall ensure that the notifiers at whose request triclopyr has been included in this Annex provide such studies to the Commission within two years from the entry into force of this Directive.’

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