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[X1TITLE II U.K. REGISTRATION OF SUBSTANCES

CHAPTER 2 U.K. Substances regarded as being registered

Article 15 U.K. Substances in plant protection and biocidal products

1. Active substances and co-formulants manufactured or imported for use in plant protection products only and included either in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (1) or in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 (2) , Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/2001 (3) , Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 (4) , or Commission Decision 2003/565/EC (5) and for any substance for which a Commission Decision on the completeness of the dossier has been taken pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 91/414/EEC shall be regarded as being registered and the registration as completed for manufacture or import for the use as a plant protection product and therefore as fulfilling the requirements of Chapters 1 and 5 of this Title.

2. Active substances manufactured or imported for use in biocidal products only and included either in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (6) or in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2003 (7) on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC, until the date of the decision referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC, shall be regarded as being registered and the registration as completed for manufacture or import for the use in a biocidal product and therefore as fulfilling the requirements of Chapters 1 and 5 of this Title.

Article 16 U.K. Duties of the Commission, the Agency and registrants of substances regarded as being registered

1. The Commission or the relevant Community body shall make information equivalent to that required by Article 10 available to the Agency for substances regarded as registered according to Article 15. The Agency shall include this information or a reference thereto in its databases and notify the competent authorities thereof by 1 December 2008 .

2. Articles 21, 22 and 25 to 28 shall not apply to uses of substances regarded as registered according to Article 15.]

(1)

[X1Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ( OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1 ). Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/136/EC ( OJ L 349, 12.12.2006, p. 42 ).]

(2)

[X1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ( OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10 ). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2266/2000 ( OJ L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 27 ).]

(3)

[X1Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/2001 of 6 April 2001 laying down the active substances of plant protection products to be assessed in the second stage of the work programme referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and revising the list of Member States designated as rapporteurs for those substances ( OJ L 98, 7.4.2001, p. 6 ).]

(4)

[X1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 of 14 August 2002 laying down further detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC ( OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23 ). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1744/2004 ( OJ L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 23 ).]

(5)

[X1Commission Decision 2003/565/EC of 25 July 2003 extending the time period provided for in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC ( OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 40 ).]

(6)

[X1 OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/140/EC ( OJ L 414, 30.12.2006, p. 78 ).]

(7)

[X1 OJ L 307, 24.11.2003, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1849/2006 ( OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 63 ).]