S.I. No. 176/2005 - European Communities (Authorization, Placing on The Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2005


Statutory Instruments.

S.I. No.    176    of  2005

European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

S.I. No.    176 of 2005

European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

I, Mary Coughlan, 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 2005/2/EC of 19 January 20051 and Commission Directive 2005/3/EC of 19 January 20052 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) Regulations 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 the definition of “Directive of 1991” the following-

“‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 19913 , as amended by the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC 4 , Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 19935 , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC 6 Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994 7 , Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994 8 , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC 9 Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 1995 10 , Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995 11 , Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996 12 , Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996 13 , Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 1996 14 , Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997 15 , Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000 16 , Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001 17 , Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001 18 , Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001 19 , Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001 20 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 2001 23 , Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001 24 , Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 2002 25 , Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002 26 , Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002 27 Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002 28 , 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 200335 Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 200336 , Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 200337 , Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 200338 , Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 200339 , Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 200340 , Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 200341 ; Commission Decision 2003/565/EC of 25 July 200342 ; Commission Directive 2004/20/EC of 2 March 200443 ; Commission Directive 2004/30/EC of 10 March 200444 ; Commission Directive 2004/58/EC of 23 April 200445 ; Commission Directive 2004/60/EC of 23 April 200446 ; Commission Directive 2004/62/EC of 26 April 200447 ; Commission Directive 2004/63/EC of 26 April 200448 , Commission Directive 2004/64/EC of 26 April 200449 ; Commission Directive 2004/65/EC of 26 April 200450 ; Council Directive 2004/66/EC of 26 April 200451 ; Commission Directive 2004/71/EC of 28 April 200452 ; Commission Directive 2004/99/EC of 1 October 200453 ; Commission Directive 2005/2/EC of 19 January 2005 and Commission Directive 2005/3/EC of 19 January 2005”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

this    24th      of March 2005

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Mary Coughlan

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 2005/2/EC of 19 January 2005 and Commission Directive 2005/3/EC of 19 January 2005. These Directives, 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 Ampelomyces quisqualis, Gliocladium catenulatum, Imazosulfuron, Laminarin Methoxyfenozide and S-Metolachlor.

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