Council Directive of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (91/414/EEC) (repealed)

Packaging and labelling of plant protection products U.K.

Article 15 U.K.

Article 5 (1) of Directive 78/631/EEC shall apply to all plant protection products not covered by Directive 78/631/EEC.

Article 16 U.K.

Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the packaging of plant protection products satisfies the following requirements as to labelling.

1.

All packaging must show clearly and indelibly the following:

(a)

the trade name or designation of the plant protection product;

(b)

the name and address of the holder of the authorization and the authorization number of the plant protection product and, if different, the name and address of the person responsible for the final packaging and labelling or for the final labelling of the plant protection product on the market;

(c)

[X1 the name and amount of each active substance expressed as provided for in Article 6 of Directive 78/631/EEC and in particular paragraph (2) (d) of that Article.]

The name must be as given in the list contained in Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC or, if not included therein, its ISO common name. If the latter is not available, the active substance shall be designated by its chemical designation according to IUPAC rules;

(d)

the net quantity of plant protection product given in legal units of measurement;

(e)

the formulation batch number or some means of identifying it;

(f)

the particulars required under Article 6 of Directive 78/631/EEC, in particular those mentioned in paragraph 2 (d), (g), (h) and (i), and paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article and information on first aid;

(g)

the nature of any special risks for humans, animals or the environment, by means of standard phrases selected as appropriate from those given in Annex IV;

(h)

safety precautions for the protection of humans, animals or the environment, in the form of standard phrases selected as appropriate from those given in Annex V;

(i)

the type of action of the plant protection product (e.g. insecticide, growth regulator, weedkiller, etc.);

(j)

the type of preparation (e.g. wettable powder, emulsifiable concentrate, etc.);

(k)

the uses for which the plant protection product has been authorized and any specific agricultural, plant health and environmental conditions under which the product may be used or should not be used;

(l)

directions for use and the dose rate, expressed in metric units, for each use provided for under the terms of the authorization;

(m)

where necessary, the safety interval for each use between application and:

• sowing or planting of the crop to be protected,

• sowing or planting of succeeding crops,

• access by humans or animals,

• harvesting,

• use or consumption;

(n)

particulars of possible phytotoxicity, varietal susceptibility, and any other direct or indirect adverse side effects on plants or products of plant origin together with the intervals to be observed between application and sowing or planting of:

• the crop in question, or

• subsequent crops;

(o)

if accompanied by a leaflet, as provided for in paragraph 2, the sentence ‘Read accompanying instructions before use’;

(p)

directions for safe disposal of the plant protection product and of the packaging; and

(q)

the expiry date relevant to normal conditions of storage where the shelf life of the product is limited to less than two years.

2.

Member States may permit the requirements in paragraph 1 (l), (m) and (n) to be indicated on a separate leaflet accompanying the package if the space available on the package is too small. Such a leaflet shall be regarded as part of the label for the purposes of this Directive.

3.

Taking account of the rules in force within their territories regarding the supply of certain plant protection products to certain categories of users, pending Community harmonization, the Member States shall require that it be indicated on the label whether a product is restricted to certain categories of users.

4.

In no circumstances may the label of the packaging of a plant protection product bear the indications ‘non-toxic’, ‘harmless’, or similar indications. However, information to the effect that the plant protection product may be used when bees or other non-target species are active, or when crops or weeds are in flower or other such phrases to protect bees or other non-target species may be given on the label, if the authorization relates explicitly to use during the season for bees or other specified organisms and presents minimal hazard to them.

5.

Member States may make the placing of plant protection products on the market in their territories subject to their being labelled in their national language or languages, and may require that samples, models or drafts of the packaging, labelling and leaflets referred to in this Article be submitted.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (g) and (h), Member States may require additional phrases to be clearly and indelibly marked on packaging where they are deemed to be necessary for the protection of human beings, animals or the environment; in that event they shall notify the other Member States and the Commission forthwith of each derogation granted and shall forward the additional phrase or phrases and the reasons for these requirements.

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19, a decision shall be taken that the additional phrase or phrases is or are justified and hence that Annexes IV and V must be amended accordingly, or that the Member States concerned must no longer require such phrase(s). The Member State shall be entitled to maintain its requirement until such time as a decision has been taken.

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant products on the market (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 230 of 19 August 1991).

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant products on the market (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 230 of 19 August 1991).