2007 No. 251
PESTICIDES
Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
Made 19th April 2007
Coming into operation 31st May 2007

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 2(2), makes the following Regulations:
S.I. 2000/2812
1972 c.68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to that Act and is to be read with S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3) and S.R. 1984 No. 253

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 31st May 2007.
2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

2 Amendment of the Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
1 The Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
S.R. 2005 No. 526 as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 278 (S.R. 2006 No. 278 is revoked by the present Regulations)
2 For Schedule 1 (instruments amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC) there shall be substituted the Schedule to these Regulations.

3 Revocation
The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are revoked.
S.R. 2006 No. 278
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 19th April 2007.
J.G. Speers A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
SCHEDULE

“SCHEDULE 1 INSTRUMENTS AMENDING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 91/414/EEC
Regulation 2

Part I Instruments in force
Instruments	Active substances added to Annex I
Commission Directive 93/71/EEC;	None
Commission Directive 94/37/EC;	None
Commission Directive 94/79/EC;	None
Commission Directive 95/35/EC;	None
Commission Directive 95/36/EC;	None
Commission Directive 96/12/EC;	None
Commission Directive 96/46/EC;	None
Commission Directive 96/68/EC;	None
Council Directive 97/57/EC;	None
Commission Directive 2000/80/EC;	Azimsulfuron, azoxystrobin, bentazone esfenvalerate, fluroxypyr, imazalil, kresoxim-methyl, lambda-cyhalothrin, metsulfuron-methyl, prohexadione-calcium, spiroxamine and triasulfuron
Commission Directive 2001/21/EC;	Amitrole, diquat, pyridate and thiabendazole
Commission Directive 2001/28/EC;	fenhexamid
Commission Directive 2001/36/EC;	None
Commission Directive 2001/47/EC;	Paecilomyces fumosoroseus
Commission Directive 2001/49/EC;	Flupyrsulfuron-methyl
Commission Directive 2001/87/EC;	Acibenzolar-s-methyl, cyclanilide, ferric phosphate, pymetrozine and pyraflufen-ethyl
Commission Directive 2001/99/EC;	Glyphosate and thifensulfuron-methyl
Commission Directive 2001/103/EC;	2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
Commission Directive 2002/18/EC;	Isoproturon
Commission Directive 2002/37/EC;	Ethofumesate
Commission Directive 2002/48/EC;	Iprovalicarb, prosulfuron and sulfosulfuron
Commission Directive 2002/64/EC;	Cinidon-ethyl, cyhalofop-butyl, famoxadone, florasulam, metalaxyl-M and picolinafen
Commission Directive 2002/81/EC;	Flumioxazine
Commission Directive 2003/5/EC;	Deltamethrin
Commission Directive 2003/23/EC;	Cyazofamid, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, imazamox, oxadiargyl and oxasulfuron
Commission Directive 2003/31/EC;	2,4-DB, beta-cyfluthrin, cyfluthrin, iprodione, linuron, maleic hydrazide, and pendimethalin
Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/2003;	None
Commission Directive 2003/39/EC;	Propyzamide and propineb
Commission Directive 2003/68/EC;	Carfentrazone-ethyl, fenamidone, isoxaflutole, mesotrione and trifloxystrobin
Commission Directive 2003/70/EC;	Mecoprop, mecoprop-P and propiconazole
Commission Directive 2003/79/EC;	Coniothyrium minitans
Commission Directive 2003/81/EC;	Molinate, thiram and ziram
Commission Directive 2003/82/EC;	None
Commission Directive 2003/84/EC;	Dimethenamid-p, flufenacet, flurtamone, fosthiazate, iodosulfuron, picoxystrobin and silthiofam
Commission Directive 2003/112/EC;	Paraquat
Commission Directive 2003/119/EC;	Mesosulfuron, propoxycarbazone and zoxamide
Commission Directive 2004/20/EC;	Chlorpropham
Commission Directive 2004/30/EC;	Benzoic acid, flazasulfuron and pyraclostrobin
Commission Directive 2004/58/EC;	Alpha-cypermethrin, benalaxyl, bromoxynil, desmedipham, ioxynil and phenmedipham
Commission Directive 2004/60/EC;	Quinoxyfen
Commission Directive 2004/62/EC;	Mepanipyrim
Council Directive 2004/66/EC;	None
Commission Directive 2004/71/EC;	Pseudomonas chlororaphis
Commission Directive 2004/99/EC;	Acetamiprid and thiacloprid
Commission Directive 2005/2/EC;	Ampelomyces quisqualis and gliocladium catenulatum
Commission Directive 2005/3/EC;	Imazosulfuron, laminarin, methoxyfenozide and s-metolachlor
Council Directive 2005/25/EC;	None
Commission Directive 2005/34/EC;	Etoxazole and tepraloxydim
Commission Directive 2005/53/EC;	Chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron cypermethrin, daminozide and thiophanate-methyl
Commission Directive 2005/54/EC;	Tribenuron
Commission Directive 2005/57/EC;	MCPA and MCPB
Commission Directive 2005/58/EC;	Bifenazate and milbemectin
Commission Directive 2005/72/EC;	Chlorpyriphos, chlorpyriphos-methyl, mancozeb, maneb and metiram
Commission Directive 2006/5/EC;	Warfarin
Commission Directive 2006/6/EC;	Tolylfluanid
Commission Directive 2006/10/EC;	Forchlorfenuron and indoxacarb
Commission Directive 2006/16/EC;	Oxamyl
Commission Directive 2006/19/EC;	1-methylcyclopropene
Commission Directive 2006/39/EC(provisions applying from 1st August 2007);	Clodinafop, pirimicarb, rimsulfuron, tolclofos-methyl and triticonazole
Commission Directive 2006/41/EC;	Clothianidin and pethoxamid
Commission Directive 2006/45/EC;	None
Commission Directive 2006/64/EC(provisions applying from 1st November 2007);	Clopyralid, cyprodinil, fosetyl and trinexapac
Commission Directive 2006/75/EC;	Dimoxystrobin
Commission Directive 2006/131/EC(provisions applying from 1st July 2007);	Methamidophos
Commission Directive 2006/132/EC(provisions applying from 1st July 2007);	Procymidone
Commission Directive 2006/133/EC(provisions applying from 1st July 2007);	Flusilazole
Commission Directive 2006/134/EC(provisions applying from 1st July 2007);	Fenarimol
Commission Directive 2006/135/EC(provisions applying from 1st July 2007);	Carbendazim
Commission Directive 2006/136/EC(provisions applying from 1st July 2007);	Dinocap
Commission Directive 2007/6/EC(provisions applying from 1st August 2007)	Metrafenone, Bacillus subtilis, spinosad and thiamethoxam
Commission Directive 2007/21/EC(provisions applying from 13December 2007)	None
O.J. No. L221, 31.8.93, p. 27 (to be read with Corrigenda published in O.J. No. L4, 6.1.96, p. 16)
O.J. No. L194, 29.7.94, p. 65
O.J. No. L354, 31.12.94, p. 16 (to be read with Corrigenda published in O.J. No. L280, 23.11.95, p. 58)
O.J. No. L172, 22.7.95, p. 6
O.J. No. L172, 22.7.95, p. 8
O.J. No. L65, 15.3.96, p. 20
O.J. No. L214, 23.8.96, p. 18
O.J. No. L277, 30.10.96, p. 25
O.J. No. L265, 27.9.97, p. 87
O.J. No. L309, 9.12.2000, p. 14
O.J. No. L69, 10.3.2001, p. 17
O.J. No. L113, 24.4.2001, p. 5
O.J. No. L164, 20.6.2001, p. 1
O.J. No. L175, 28.6.2001, p. 21
O.J. No. L176, 29.6.2001, p. 61
O.J. No. L276, 19.10.2001, p. 17
O.J. No. L304, 21.11.2001, p. 14
O.J. No. L313, 30.11.2001, p. 37
O.J. No. L55, 26.2.2002, p. 29
O.J. No. L117, 4.5.2002, p. 10
O.J. No. L148, 6.6.2002, p. 19
O.J. No. L189, 18.7.2002, p. 27
O.J. No. L276, 12.10.2002, p. 28
O.J. No. L8, 14.1.2003, p. 7
O.J. No. L81, 28.3.2003, p. 39
O.J. No. L101, 23.4.2003, p. 3
O.J. No. L122, 16.5.2003, p. 1 (to be read with Corrigenda published in O.J. No. L138, 5.6.2003, p. 49)
O.J. No. L124, 20.5.2003, p. 30
O.J. No. L177, 16.7.2003, p. 12 as amended by Directive 2004/65/EC published in O.J. No. L125, 28.4.2004, p. 43
O.J. No. L184, 23.7.2003, p. 9
O.J. No. L205, 14.8.2003, p. 16 as amended by Directive 2004/63/EC published in O.J. No. L125, 28.4.2004, p. 41
O.J. No. L224, 6.9.2003, p. 29
O.J. No. L228, 12.9.2003, p. 11
O.J. No. L247, 30.9.2003, p. 20 as amended by Directive 2004/64/EC published in O.J. No. L125, 28.4.2004, p. 42
O.J. No. L321, 6.12.2003, p. 32
O.J. No. L325, 12.12.2003, p. 41
O.J. No. L70, 9.3.2004, p. 32
O.J. No. L77, 13.3.2004, p. 50
O.J. No. L120, 24.4.2004, p. 26
O.J. No. L120, 24.4.2004, p. 39 as amended by Directive 2004/97/EC published in O.J. No. L301, 28.9.2004, p. 53
O.J. No. L125, 28.4.2004, p. 38
O.J. No. L168, 1.5.2004, p. 35
O.J. No. L127, 29.4.2004, p. 104
O.J. No. L309, 6.10.2004, p. 6
O.J. No. L20, 22.1.2005, p. 15
O.J. No. L20, 22.1.2005, p. 19
O.J. No. L90, 8.4.2005, p. 1
O.J. No. L125, 18.5.2005, p. 5
O.J. No. L241, 17.9.2005, p. 51 as amended by Directive 2006/76/EC published in O.J. No. L263, 23.9.2006, p. 9
O.J. No. L244, 20.9.2005, p. 21
O.J. No. L246, 22.9.2005, p. 14
O.J. No. L246, 22.9.2005, p. 17
O.J. No. L279, 22.10.2005, p. 63
O.J. No. L12, 18.1.2006, p. 17
O.J. No. L12, 18.1.2006, p. 21
O.J. No. L25, 28.1.2006, p. 24
O.J. No. L36, 8.2.2006, p. 37
O.J. No. L44, 15.2.2006, p. 15
O.J. No. L104, 13.4.2006, p. 30
O.J. No. L187, 8.7.2006, p. 24
O.J. No. L130, 15.5.2006, p. 27
O.J. No. L206, 27.7.2006, p. 107
O.J. No. L248, 12.9.2006, p. 3
O.J. No. L349, 12.12.2006, p. 17
O.J. No. L349, 12.12.2006, p. 22
O.J. No. L349, 12.12.2006, p. 27
O.J. No. L349, 12.12.2006, p. 32
O.J. No. L349, 12.12.2006, p. 37
O.J. No. L349, 12.12.2006, p. 42
O.J. No. L43, 15.2.2007, p. 13
O.J. No. L97, 12.4..2007, p. 42

Part II Instruments coming into force
nstruments	Active substances added to Annex I
From 1st June 2007:	
Commission Directive 2006/74/EC(provisions applying from 1st December 2007);	Dichlorprop-P, metconazole, pyrimethanil and triclopyr
From 1st August 2007:	
Commission Directive 2006/85/EC(provisions applying from 1st February 2008);	Fenamiphos and ethephon
From 1st October 2007:	
Commission Directive 2007/5/EC(provisions applying from 1st April 2008)	Captan, folpet, formetanate and methiocarb
O.J. No. L235, 30.8.2006, p. 17
O.J. No. L293, 24.10.2006, p. 3
O.J. No. L35, 8.2.2007, p. 11”

Regulation 2(2)

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005 No. 526) (“the principal Regulations”) which implement in Northern Ireland Council Directive 91/414/EEC (O.J. No. L230, 19.8.91, p. 1 to be read with the Corrigenda published in O.J. No. L170, 25.6.92, p. 40) concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (“the Directive”), as amended.
Schedule 1 which sets out the instruments that amend that Directive is replaced by the Schedule to these Regulations, which lists an additional 13 Directives that add a further 27 active substances to Annex I. In consequence the list of active substances which can be used in products capable of being approved under regulations 5 and 6 of the principal Regulations for placing on the market is extended accordingly.
The Regulations also includes:
(a) Directive 2006/76/EC which amends the active substance specification for Chlorothalonil which was added to Schedule 1 by Directive 2005/53/EC and;
(b) Directive 2007/7/EC which amends the expiry dates of 7 active substances already added to Schedule 1 by Directive 2000/80/EC.