COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 94/43/EC of 27 July 1994 establishing Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 18 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC lays down uniform principles aiming to ensure that the Member States, in deciding on authorizations for plant protection products, apply the requirements of Article 4 (1) (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Directive in an equivalent manner and at the high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment sought by the Directive;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down detailed principles concerning the evaluation of information on plant protection products supplied by applicants and the decision to be made on authorization on the basis of the results of that evaluation;
Whereas such principles have to be laid down for each of the different requirements provided for in Article 4 (1) (b), (c), (d) and (e);
Whereas, initially, it is desirable to lay down uniform principles for chemical plant protection products only; whereas it therefore remains for the uniform principles for products containing micro-organisms to be laid down in accordance with the same procedure as provided for in Article 18 (1) of the Directive 91/414/EEC;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive on the protection of water are without prejudice to Member States' obligations under the Directives concerning the protection of water, and in particular Directives 75/440/EEC (2), 80/68/EEC (3) and 80/778/EEC (4);
Whereas a review of the abovementioned Directives is necessary and this should be carried out as soon as possible;
Whereas, pending such review, the provisions of this Directive concerning the protection of water are transitional in nature;
Whereas it is important to evaluate the impact of the use of plant protection products on groundwater, but whereas the models currently available do not enable a precise estimate to be made of the foreseeable concentration in such water; whereas it is therefore necessary to re-examine the provisions of Part C, point 2.5.1.2 (b) of Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC as soon as models validated at Community level enable such concentration to be estimated precisely,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC is hereby established as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than one year after its entry into force.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 July 1994.