1.The active substances listed in Annex I to this Regulation are not included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
2.Member States shall ensure that authorisations for plant protection products containing the active substances listed in Annex I to this Regulation are withdrawn by 25 July 2003 except as provided in paragraph 3.
3.In relation to a substance specified in column A of Annex II, any Member State specified in column B of that Annex in relation to the substance may maintain in force authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance for the uses listed in column C until 30 June 2007 provided that it:
(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).
[F14. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, for the authorisations of plant protection products containing substances listed in column A of Annex II, Bulgaria may maintain in force authorisations for plant protection products containing those substances for the uses listed in column C until 30 June 2009 provided that:
(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.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1980/2006 of 20 December 2006 laying down transitional measures amending Regulation (EC) Νο 2076/2002 and Decisions 2001/245/EC, 2002/928/EC and 2006/797/EC as regards the continued use of certain active substances not included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by reason of the accession of Bulgaria (Text with EEA relevance).