These Regulations further amend the Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/331) (“the principal 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”).

These Regulations amend the definition of “the Directive” in the principal Regulations so as to implement Commission Directives 2006/39/EC (O.J. No. L 104, 13.4.06, p.30), 2006/41/EC (O.J. No. L 187, 8.7.06, p.24), 2006/45/EC (O.J. No. L 130, 18.5.06, p.27), and 2006/64/EC (O.J. No. L 206, 27.7.06, p.107) which amend Annex 1 to the Directive (regulation 3).

These 4 Directives amend the specification of the active substance, propoxycarbazone, and add 11 substances to the list of active substances in Annex I of the Directive. The 4 Directives and the additional 11 active substances are therefore added to Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations by substituting a new Schedule for Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (regulations 3 and 4). In consequence the list of active substances which can be used in products capable of being approved under regulations 5 and 6 of the principal Regulations for placing on the market and use is extended accordingly.

Finally, the Regulations revoke the Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/241) which amended the principal Regulations and which amendment is superseded by these Regulations (regulation 5).

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