Commission Decision

of 21 October 2005

recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of ascorbic acid, potassium iodide and potassium thiocyanate in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC

(notified under document number C(2005) 4025)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/751/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant-protection on the market1, and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Directive 91/414/EEC provides for the development of a Community list of active substances authorised for incorporation in plant protection products.

(2)

A dossier for the active substance ascorbic acid was submitted by Citrex Nederland BV to the authorities of the Netherlands on 14 September 2004 with an application to obtain its inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. For potassium iodide a dossier was submitted by Koppert Beheer BV to the authorities of the Netherlands on 6 September 2004 with an application to obtain its inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. For potassium thiocyanate a dossier was submitted by Koppert Beheer BV to the authorities of the Netherlands on 6 September 2004 with an application to obtain its inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.

(3)

The authorities of the Netherlands have indicated to the Commission that, on preliminary examination, the dossiers for the active substances concerned appear to satisfy the data and information requirements set out in Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC. The dossiers submitted appear also to satisfy the data and information requirements set out in Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC in respect of one plant protection product containing the active substance concerned. In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, the dossiers were subsequently forwarded by the respective applicants to the Commission and other Member States, and were referred to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.

(4)

By this Decision it should be formally confirmed at Community level that the dossiers are considered as satisfying in principle the data and information requirements provided for in Annex II and, for at least one plant protection product containing the active substance concerned, the requirements set out in Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC.

(5)

This Decision should not prejudice the right of the Commission to request the applicant to submit further data or information in order to clarify certain points in the dossier.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

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