Commission Directive 2008/91/ECShow full title

Commission Directive 2008/91/EC of 29 September 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include diuron as active substance (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEXU.K.

The following entry shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:

a

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
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Diuron

CAS No: 330-54-1

CIPAC No: 100

3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea≥ 930 g/kg1 October 200830 September 2018

PART A

Only uses as herbicide at rates not exceeding 0,5 kg/ha (areic average) may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on diuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 11 July 2008 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:

  • the operator safety where conditions of use shall prescribe the use of personal protective equipment, if appropriate,

  • the protection of aquatic organisms and non-target plants.

Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’