2004 No. 368
PESTICIDES

The Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 28th September 2004.

Amendment to the Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 20032.

(1)

The Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 20032 are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In regulation 28 (disapplication)–

(a)

in paragraph (1) for “Schedule 3” substitute “Schedule 4”; and

(b)

omit paragraph (4).

(3)

For Schedule 1 (instruments amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC3) substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2(3)

“SCHEDULE 1INSTRUMENTS AMENDING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 91/414/EEC

Regulation 2

Instruments

Active substances added to Annex I

Commission Directive 93/71/EEC4

None

Commission Directive 94/37/EC5

None

Commission Directive 94/79/EC6

None

Commission Directive 95/35/EC7

None

Commission Directive 95/36/EC8

None

Commission Directive 96/12/EC9

None

Commission Directive 96/46/EC10

None

Commission Directive 96/68/EC11

None

Council Directive 97/57/EC12

None

Commission Directive 2000/80/EC13

Imazalil, azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, spiroxamine, azimsulfuron, fluroxypyr, metsulfuron-methyl, prohexadione-calcium, triasulfuron, esfenvalerate, bentazone and lambda-cyhalothrin

Commission Directive 2001/21/EC14

Amitrole, diquat, pyridate and thiabendazole

Commission Directive 2001/28/EC15

Fenhexamid

Commission Directive 2001/36/EC16

None

Commission Directive 2001/47/EC17

Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

Commission Directive 2001/49/EC18

Flupyrsulfuron-methyl

Commission Directive 2001/87/EC19

Acibenzolar-s-methyl, cyclanilide, ferric phosphate, pymetrozine and pyraflufen-ethyl

Commission Directive 2001/99/EC20

Glyphosate and thifensulfuron-methyl

Commission Directive 2001/103/EC21

2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid

Commission Directive 2002/18/EC22

Isoproturon

Commission Directive 2002/37/EC23

Ethofumesate

Commission Directive 2002/48/EC24

Iprovalicarb, prosulfuron and sulfosulfuron

Commission Directive 2002/64/EC25

Cinidon-ethyl, cyhalofop-butyl, famoxadone, florasulam, metalaxyl-M and picolinafen

Commission Directive 2002/81/EC26

Flumioxazine

Commission Directive 2003/5/EC27

Deltamethrin

Commission Directive 2003/23/EC28

Imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl, cyazofamid

Commission Directive 2003/68/EC29

Trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone, isoxaflutole

Commission Directive 2003/82/EC30

None

Commission Directive 2003/31/EC31

2,4-DB, beta-cyfluthrin, cyfluthrin, iprodione, linuron, maleic hydrazide, pendimethalin

Commission Directive 2003/79/EC32

Coniothyrium minitans

Commission Directive 2003/84/EC33

Flurtamone, flufenacet, iodosulfuron, dimethenamid-p, picoxystrobin, fosthiazate, silthiofam

Commission Directive 2003/39/EC34

Propineb, propyzamide

Commission Directive 2003/70/EC35

Mecoprop, mecoprop-P, propiconazole

Commission Directive 2003/81/EC36

Molinate, thiram, ziram

Commission Directive 2003/119/EC37

Mesosulfuron, propoxycarbazone and zoxamide

Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/200338

None

Commission Directive 2004/30/EC39

Benzoic acid, flazasulfuron and pyraclostrobin

As from 1st October 2004 amended by:

Commission Directive 2004/60/EC40

Quinoxyfen

Commission Directive 2004/62/EC41

Mepanipyrim

Commission Directive 2004/71/EC42

Pseudomonas chlororaphis

As from 1st November 2004 amended by:

Commission Directive 2003/112/EC43

Paraquat

As from 1st February 2005 amended by:

Commission Directive 2004/20/EC44

Chlorpropham

As from 1st March 2005 amended by:

Commission Directive 2004/58/EC45

Alpha-cypermethrin, benalaxyl, bromoxynil, desmedipham, ioxynil and phenmedipham”

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/579) (“the 2003 Regulations”) which implement in Scotland Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (O.J. No. L 230, 19.8.91, p.1 as read with corrigendum published in O.J. No. L 170, 25.6.92, p.40) (“the Directive”).

The Regulations implement Commission Directives 2003/112/EC (O.J. No. L 321, 6.12.03, p.32), 2003/119/EC (O.J. No. L 325, 12.12.03, p.41), 2004/20/EC, (O.J. No. L 70, 9.3.04, p.32), 2004/30/EC (O.J. No. L 77, 13.3.04, p.50), 2004/58/EC (O.J. No. L 120, 24.4.04, p.26), 2004/60/EC (O.J. No. L 120, 24.4.04, p.39), 2004/62/EC (O.J. No. L 125, 28.4.04, p.38) and 2004/71/EC (O.J. No. L 127, 29.4.04, p.104).

These 8 Directives add 17 substances to the list of active substances in Annex I of the Directive. The 8 Directives and the additional 17 active substances are therefore added to Schedule 1 to the 2003 Regulations by substituting the Schedule to these Regulations for Schedule 1 to the 2003 Regulations (regulation 2(3) and the Schedule). In consequence the list of active substances which can be used in products capable of being approved under regulations 5 and 6 of the 2003 Regulations for placing on the market is extended accordingly.

In addition, the Regulations make minor amendments to regulation 28 of the 2003 Regulations, substituting the reference to Schedule 3 with the correct reference to Schedule 4 and omitting paragraph 4 (regulation 2(2)).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared in respect of these Regulations because they have no impact on the costs of business.