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Regulation 2(3)
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 substituted (12.12.2005) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3197), reg. 1, Sch.
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; | lambda-cyhalothrin, imazalil, azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, spiroxamine, azimsulfuron, fluroxypyr, metsulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron, esfenvalerate, prohexadione-calcium and bentazone |
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; | imazamox, oxasulfuron, ethoxysulfuron, foramsulfuron, oxadiargyl, cyazofamid |
Commission Directive 2003/31/EC; | 2,4-DB, maleic hydrazide, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, iprodione, linuron, pendimethalin |
Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/2003; | None |
Commission Directive 2003/39/EC; | propyzamide, propineb |
Commission Directive 2003/68/EC; | trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone, isoxaflutole |
Commission Directive 2003/70/EC; | mecoprop, mecoprop-P, propiconazole |
Commission Directive 2003/79/EC; | Coniothyrium minitans |
Commission Directive 2003/81/EC; | molinate, thiram, ziram |
Commission Directive 2003/82/EC; | None |
Commission Directive 2003/84/EC; | flurtamone, flufenacet, iodosulfuron, dimethenamid-p, picoxystrobin, fosthiazate, 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 |
Council Directive 2005/25/EC; | None |
Commission Directive 2005/2/EC; | Ampelomyces quisqualis and Gliocladium catenulatum |
Commission Directive 2005/3/EC; | imazosulfuron, laminarin, methoxyfenozide and s-metolachlor |
Commission Directive 2005/34/EC. | etoxazole and tepraloxydim] |
[F2Commission Directive 2005/53/EC; | chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron, cypermethrin, daminozide and thiophanate-methyl] |
[F2Commission Directive 2005/54/EC; | tribenuron] |
[F3Commission Directive 2005/57/EC; | MCPA and MCPB] |
[F4Commission Directive 2005/58/EC; | bifenazate and milbemectin] |
[F5Commission Directive 2005/72/EC; | chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, mancozeb, maneb and metiram] |
[F6Commission Directive 2006/5/EC; | warfarin] |
[F6Commission Directive 2006/6/EC; | tolylfluanid] |
[F7Commission Directive 2006/10/EC; | forchlorfenuron and indoxacarb] |
[F8Commission Directive 2006/16/EC; | oxamyl] |
[F7Commission Directive 2006/19/EC; | 1-methylcyclopropene] |
[F9Commission Directive 2006/39/EC; | clodinafop, pirimicarb, rimsulfuron, tolclofos-methyl and triticonazole] |
[F9Commission Directive 2006/41/EC | clothianidin and pethoxamid] |
[F10Commission Directive 2006/45/EC; | None] |
[F11Commission Directive 2006/75/EC; | dimoxystrobin] |
[F11Commission Directive 2006/76/EC; | None] |
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 1 entries inserted (1.9.2006) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1295), reg. 1(4), Sch. Pt. 2
F3Sch. 1 entry inserted (1.11.2006) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1295), reg. 1(6), Sch. Pt. 4
F4Sch. 1 entry inserted (1.6.2006) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1295), reg. 1(3), Sch. Pt. 1
F5Sch. 1 entry inserted (1.1.2007) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1295), reg. 1(7), Sch. Pt. 5
F6Sch. 1 entries inserted (1.4.2007) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1295), reg. 1(9), Sch. Pt. 7
F7Sch. 1 entries inserted (1.10.2006) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1295), reg. 1(5), Sch. Pt. 3
F8Sch. 1 entry inserted (1.2.2007) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1295), reg. 1(8), Sch. Pt. 6
F9Sch. 1 entries inserted (1.2.2007) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2933), reg. 1(3)(a), Sch. 1 Pt. 2
F10 Sch. 1 entry inserted (6.12.2006) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2933), reg. 1(3)(b), Sch. 1 Pt. 1
F11 Sch. 1 entries inserted (31.3.2007) by The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/636), reg. 1(3)(e), Sch. Pt. 1
Regulation 17
1. The name and content of the active substance and the name of the plant protection product.
2. The name of other substances which are regarded as dangerous under—
(a)Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances M1 as amended M2; and
(b)Council Directive 1999/45/EC concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations M3 as amended M4.
Marginal Citations
M1OJ No. P196, 16.8.67, p. 1 (OJ/SE 1967 p. 234).
M2Last amended by Commission Directive 2004/73/EC (OJ No. L152, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
M3OJ No. L200, 30.7.1999, p. 1.
M4Last amended by Council Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ No. L168, 1.5.2004, p. 35).
3. Physico-chemical data concerning the active substance and plant protection product.
4. Any ways of rendering the active substance or plant protection product harmless.
5. A summary of the results of the tests to establish the efficacy and harmlessness to humans, animals, plants and the environment of the active substance or the plant protection product.
6. Recommended methods and precautions to reduce handling, storage, transport, fire or other hazards.
7. The methods of analysis referred to in regulation 6(4) and (5) and Article 5(1).
8. Methods of disposal of the product and of its packaging.
9. Decontamination procedures to be followed in the case of accidental spillage or leakage.
10. First aid and medical treatment to be given in the case of injury to persons.
Regulation 19
1. The packaging containing the plant protection product shall be marked clearly and indelibly with the following information—
(a)the trade name or designation of the plant protection product;
(b)the name and address of the holder of the approval and the approval 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)the name and the amount of each active substance; the name must be—
(i)the same as that listed in Annex I to Council Directive 67/548/EEC as amended, if any;
(ii)the common name given by the International Organisation for Standardization, if any; or
(iii)its chemical designation according to the rules of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry contained in the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, 1979 edition M5 as read with A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (recommendations 1993) M6;
(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 for the product in Articles 10 to 12 of Council Directive 1999/45/EC as amended;
(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;
(j)the type of preparation;
(k)the uses for which the plant protection product has been approved 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 approval;
(m)where necessary, the safety interval for each use between application and—
(i)sowing or planting of the crop to be protected;
(ii)sowing or planting of succeeding crops;
(iii)access by humans or animals;
(iv)harvesting; and
(v)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—
(i)the crop in question; or
(ii)subsequent crops;
(o)if accompanied by a leaflet, as provided for in paragraph 2 below, the sentence “Read accompanying instructions before use”;
(p)directions for safe disposal of the plant protection product and of the packaging;
(q)the expiry date relevant to normal conditions of storage where the shelf life of the product is limited to less than two years;
(r)whether the product is restricted to a certain category of user and, if so, which.
Marginal Citations
M5By J Rigaudy and S P Klesney, published by Pergamon (ISBN 0-08022-3699).
M6By R Panico, W H Powell and J-C Richer, published by Blackwell Science (ISBN 0-63203-4882). Corrections published in Pure Appl.Chem., vol. 71, No. 7, pp. 1327-1330, 1999.
2. The requirements specified in paragraphs (l), (m) and (n) of paragraph 1 above may be indicated on a separate leaflet accompanying the package if the space available on the package is too small and in such a case the leaflet shall be regarded as part of the label for the purposes of these Regulations.
3. The label of the packaging of the plant protection product must not bear the indications “non-toxic”, “harmless” or similar indications.
4. 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 and only if the approval relates explicitly to use during the season for bees or other specified organisms and presents minimal risk to them.
5. Labels shall be in English.
6. At any time the Secretary of State may require additional phrases to be clearly and indelibly marked on packaging where this is deemed by her to be necessary for the protection of human beings, animals or the environment and where she makes such a requirement she shall do so in writing by notice served on persons holding approvals for the plant protection products concerned.
7. The Secretary of State may require any of the persons referred to in paragraph 1(b) above at any time to provide her with samples, models or drafts of the packaging, labelling and leaflets referred to in this Schedule.
Regulation 26
1. Notwithstanding regulation 3(1) and (2) and subject to the remaining provisions of this Schedule—
(a)these Regulations shall not apply; and
(b)the 1986 Regulations shall continue to apply,
to a relevant plant protection product.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 above, and subject to paragraphs 3 and 4 below, regulations 1, 2 and 9 and (insofar as they relate to approvals granted under regulation 9) regulations 13(2) and (5) to (10), 14, 17 and 20 to 27 shall apply to a relevant plant protection product.
3. Regulation 9 shall not apply to a relevant plant protection product to which any of the exemptions provided in regulation 3(2)(a) to (c) and (e) to (j) of the 1986 Regulations applies.
4. Notwithstanding regulation 27(2), a pesticide approval in respect of a relevant plant protection product given in the form of an experimental permit under regulation 5(2)(a) of the 1986 Regulations which was in force on 13th November 1997 shall continue to be subject to the 1986 Regulations and shall continue in force until the date of expiry of the approval or earlier revocation under those Regulations.
5. Where in relation to a relevant plant protection product which is not an approved pesticide it is decided under Article 6—
(a)that the relevant active substances of that product should be included in Annex I, or
(b)that any of the relevant active substances of that product should not be included in Annex I,
the placing on the market and use of that product shall become subject to the prohibitions specified in regulation 3(1) and (2).
6. Where, in relation to a relevant plant protection product which is an approved pesticide, it has been decided under Article 6 that any of its relevant active substances should not be included in Annex I, the Secretary of State shall notify the pesticide approval holder of that decision and shall take the action described in paragraph 9(1) below.
7.—(1) Where, in relation to any relevant plant protection product which is an approved pesticide, it has been decided under Article 6 that its relevant active substances should be included in Annex I, the Secretary of State shall notify the pesticide approval holder of that fact and the pesticide approval holder shall, within such period as the Secretary of State may reasonably determine and notify to the pesticide approval holder, provide information to the Secretary of State to show:
(a)that the relevant active substances contained in the plant protection product comply with the conditions of Annex I inclusion; and
(b)that he has access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II.
(2) After having submitted to the Secretary of State the information required under paragraph (1) above, the pesticide approval holder may continue to place on the market and use the relevant plant protection product until such time as the Secretary of State notifies him of her decision that she is or is not satisfied that the information provided shows that the relevant active substances comply with the conditions of Annex I inclusion and that the approval holder has access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II.
(3) Where the pesticide approval holder fails to provide adequate information to enable the Secretary of State to reach a decision, the Secretary of State shall notify him of that failure and the pesticide approval holder shall, within such reasonable period as may be specified in the notification, submit further information to the Secretary of State to enable her to reach a decision.
(4) Where the Secretary of State decides that the information provided under paragraph (1) above fails to show that the relevant active substances comply with the conditions of Annex I inclusion and that the approval holder has access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II she shall take the action described in paragraph 9(1) below.
8.—(1) Where the Secretary of State has determined that the information provided by the approval holder under paragraph 7 above shows that the relevant active substances comply with the conditions of Annex I inclusion and that the approval holder has access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II she shall notify the pesticide approval holder of that fact and the pesticide approval holder shall, within such period as the Secretary of State may reasonably determine and notify to the pesticide approval holder, make an application for an approval of the relevant plant protection product under regulation 5.
(2) The pesticide approval shall continue to have effect until such time as the Secretary of State notifies the approval holder of her decision to grant or refuse an approval under regulation 5.
(3) Where the pesticide approval holder fails to provide adequate information to enable the Secretary of State to consider the application, the Secretary of State shall notify him of that failure and the pesticide approval holder shall, within such reasonable period as may be specified in the notification, submit further information to the Secretary of State to enable her to consider the application.
9.—(1) The Secretary of State shall, at the same time as she notifies a pesticide approval holder of a decision mentioned in paragraph 6, 7(4) or 8(2) above, revoke the pesticide approval.
(2) The Secretary of State may, if any pesticide approval holder fails to comply with a notification given under paragraph 7(1) or (3) or 8(1) or (3) above, revoke the pesticide approval.
(3) Where the Secretary of State revokes a pesticide approval under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above, she may revoke that approval—
(a)completely;
(b)in the manner specified in sub-paragraph (4) below; or
(c)in the manner specified in sub-paragraph (5) below.
(4) When revoking an approval in the manner mentioned in paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (3) above, the Secretary of State shall—
(a)subject to sub-paragraph (b) below, revoke that approval in so far as it authorises the advertisement, sale, storage, supply and use of that product; and
(b)in the form of a provisional approval granted under regulation 5 of the 1986 Regulations for a period not exceeding one year commencing with the date of that revocation, authorise—
(i)the storage of that product by any person; and
(ii)the advertisement, sale, supply and use of that product by any person other than the pesticide approval holder or the pesticide approval holder's employees or agents.
(5) When revoking an approval in the manner mentioned in paragraph (c) of sub-paragraph (3) above, the Secretary of State shall—
(a)subject to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) below, revoke that approval in so far as it authorises the advertisement, sale, supply, storage and use of that product;
(b)in the form of a provisional approval granted under regulation 5 of the 1986 Regulations for a period not exceeding one year commencing with the date of that revocation, authorise the advertisement, sale, storage, supply and use of that product by any person; and
(c)in the form of a provisional approval granted under regulation 5 of the 1986 Regulations for a period, not exceeding one year following the end of the period of provisional approval granted under sub-paragraph (b) above, authorise—
(i)the storage of that product by any person; and
(ii)the advertisement, sale, supply and use of that product by any person other than the pesticide approval holder or the pesticide approval holder's employees or agents.
10.—(1) Where the Secretary of State has revoked a pesticide approval in relation to any relevant plant protection product under paragraph 9(1) or (2) above completely, the placing on the market and use of that product shall become subject to the prohibitions specified in regulation 3(1) and (2) forthwith.
(2) Where the Secretary of State has revoked a pesticide approval in relation to any relevant plant protection product in the manner specified in paragraph 9(4) above, the placing on the market and use of that product shall become subject to the prohibitions specified in regulation 3(1) and (2) on the expiry of the period of the provisional approval granted under paragraph 9(4)(b) above.
(3) Where the Secretary of State has revoked a pesticide approval in relation to any relevant plant protection product in the manner specified in paragraph 9(5) above, the placing on the market and use of that product shall become subject to the prohibitions specified in regulation 3(1) and (2) on the expiry of the period of the provisional approval granted under paragraph 9(5)(c) above.
11. Any notification given by the Secretary of State under this Schedule shall be in writing.
12. For the purposes of this Schedule—
“approved pesticide” means a pesticide which is the subject of a pesticide approval;
“pesticide approval” means approval of a pesticide given under regulation 5 of the 1986 Regulations;
“pesticide approval holder” means any person who holds a current pesticide approval;
“relevant active substance” means an active substance contained in a relevant plant protection product which is an approved pesticide;
“relevant plant protection product” means any plant protection product—
which is a pesticide, or substance, preparation or organism prepared or used for any of the purposes mentioned in regulation 3(1)(b) of the 1986 Regulations, and
at least one of whose active ingredients is an old active substance; and
“active ingredient”, “advertisement”, “organism”, “pesticide”, “preparation”, “sale”, “storage”, “substance”, “supply” and “use” have the same meanings as in the 1986 Regulations.
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