S.I. No. 581/2004 - European Communities (Authorization, Placing on The Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2004


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 581 of 2004 .


EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) REGULATIONS 2004.

S.I. No. 581 of 2004 .

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AUTHORIZATION, PLACING ON THE MARKET, USE AND CONTROL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 4) 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 2004/60/EC of 23 April 20041 , Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 20042 , and Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 20043 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. 4) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force in respect of Quinoxyfen on 1 March 2005, in respect of Mepanipyrim on 1 April 2005 and in respect of Pseudomonas chlororaphis on 1 April 2005.

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), by substituting for “Directive of 1991” the following:

“ ‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 19914 , as amended by the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC5 , Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 19936 , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC7 , Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 19948 , Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 19949 , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC10 , Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 199511 , Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 199512 , Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 199613 , Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 199614 , Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 199615 , Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 199716 , Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 200017 , Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 200118 , Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 200119 , Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 200120 , Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 200121 , Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 200122 , Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 200123 , Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 200124 , Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 200125 , Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 200226 , Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 200227 , Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 200228 , Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 200229 , Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 200230 , Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 200331 , Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 200332 , Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 200333 , Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 200334 , Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 200335 , Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 200336 , Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 200337 , Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 200338 , Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 200339 , Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 200340 , Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 200341 , Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 200342 , Commission Directive 2004/30/EC of 10 March 200443 , Commission Directive 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 23rd day of September 2004.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

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 2004/60/EC of 23 April 2004, Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 2004 and Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 2004. These Regulations, which amend Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market provide for the inclusion of the active substances Quinoxyfen, Mepanipyrim and Pseudomonas chlororaphis to Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC.

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