STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 580 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 3) REGULATIONS 2004.

S.I. No. 580 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (No. 3) REGULATIONS 2004.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 ( No. 27 of 1972 ), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004¹ and Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004² , hereby make the following regulations--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 3.) Regulations 2004.

2. The European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 83 of 2003 ) are amended, in Regulation 2(1) (inserted by the European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 702 of 2003 ), by substituting for the definition of “Directive of 1991”--

“ ‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991³ , the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC⁴ , Commission Directive 93/71 /EEC of 27 July 1993⁵ , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC⁶ , Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994⁷ , Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994⁸ , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC⁹ , Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 1995¹⁰ , Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995¹¹ , Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996¹² , Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996¹³ , Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996¹⁴ , Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997¹⁵ , Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000¹⁶ , Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001¹⁷ , Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001¹⁸ , Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001¹⁹ , Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001²⁰ , Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001²¹ , Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 2001²² , Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001²³ , Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001²⁴ , Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 2002²⁵ , Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002²⁶ , Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002²⁷ , Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002²⁸ , Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 2002²⁹ , Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 2003³⁰ , Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 2003³¹ , Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 2003³² , Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 2003³³ , Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 2003³⁴ , Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 2003, Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 2003, Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003, Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 2003, Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003, Commission Directive 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004”.

3. The European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 702 of 2003 ) are revoked.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations give effect to Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 2003, Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 2003, Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003, Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 2003, Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003, Commission Directive 2004/63/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 2004. These Regulations, which amend Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, consolidate Annex I of that Directive and provide for the inclusion of the active substances: Mecoprop, Mecoprop-P, Propiconazole, Molinate, Thiram, Ziram, Coniothyrium minitans, Flurtamone, Flufenacet, Iodosulfuron, Dimethenamid-p, Picoxystrobin, Fosthiazate and Silithiofam to Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC, and for the inclusion of Annexes IV and V to Directive 91/414/EEC.

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