S.I. No. 197/2004 - European Communities (Authorization, Placing on The Market, Use and Control of Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) 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 2003/119/EC of 5 December 20031 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 2004 and shall come into force on 1 October 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), by substituting for the definition of “Directive of 1991”-

“‘Directive of 1991’ means Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 19912 , as amended by the Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC 3 , Commission Directive 93/71/EEC of 27 July 19934 , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 93/71/EEC 5 , Commission Directive 94/37/EC of 22 July 1994 6 , Commission Directive 94/79/EC of 21 December 1994 7 , the Corrigendum to Commission Directive 94/79/EEC 8 , Commission Directive 95/35/EC of 14 July 19959 , Commission Directive 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995 10 , Commission Directive 96/12/EC of 8 March 1996 11 , Commission Directive 96/46/EC of 16 July 1996 12 , Commission Directive 96/68/EC of 21 October 199613 , Council Directive 97/57/EC of 22 September 1997 14 , Commission Directive 2000/80/EC of 4 December 2000 15 , Commission Directive 2001/21/EC of 5 March 2001 16 , Commission Directive 2001/28/EC of 20 April 2001 17 , Commission Directive 2001/47/EC of 25 June 2001 18 , Commission Directive 2001/49/EC of 28 June 2001 19 , Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001 20 , Commission Directive 2001/99/EC of 20 November 2001 21 , Commission Directive 2001/36/EC of 16 May 2001 22 , Commission Directive 2001/103/EC of 28 November 2001 23 , Commission Directive 2002/18/EC of 22 February 200224 , Commission Directive 2002/37/EC of 3 May 2002 25 , Commission Directive 2002/48/EC of 30 May 2002 26 Commission Directive 2002/64/EC of 15 July 200227 , Commission Directive 2002/81/EC of 10 October 200228 , Commission Directive 2003/5/EC of 10 January 200329 , Commission Directive 2003/23/EC of 25 March 200330 , Commission Directive 2003/31/EC of 11 April 200331 , Commission Directive 2003/39/EC of 15 May 200332 , Commission Directive 2003/68/EC of 11 July 200333 , Commission Directive 2003/70/EC of 17 July 200334 , Commission Directive 2003/79/EC of 13 August 200335 , Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 200336 , Commission Directive 2003/82/EC of 11 September 200337 , Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 200338 , Commission Directive 2003/112/EC of 1 December 200339 , and Commission Directive 2003/119/EC of 5 December 2003”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

22 April 2004

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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 2003/119/EC of 5 December 2003. 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 Mesosulfuron, Propoxycarbazone and Zoxamide to Annex 1 to Council Directive 91/414/EEC.

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