Commission Directive 2006/76/ECShow full title

Commission Directive 2006/76/EC of 22 September 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specification of the active substance chlorothalonil (Text with EEA relevance)

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Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

NoCommon Name, Identification NumbersIUPAC NamePurityaEntry into forceExpiration of inclusionSpecific provisions
‘102

Chlorothalonil

CAS No 1897-45-6

CIPAC No 288

Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile

985 g/kg

  • Hexachlorobenzene: not more than 0,04 g/kg

  • Decachlorobiphenyl: not more than 0,03 g/kg

1 March 200628 February 2016

PART A

Only uses as fungicide may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on chlorothalonil, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 15 February 2005 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Members States must pay particular attention to the protection of:

  • aquatic organisms,

  • groundwater, in particular with regards to the active substance and its metabolites R417888 and R611965 (SDS46851), when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climate conditions.

Conditions of use should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’