Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances
Modified by
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties, 11979H, November 19, 1979
  • Commission Directiveof 14 March 1983amending the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(83/131/EEC), 31983L0131, April 9, 1983
  • Commission Directiveof 22 May 1985amending for the second time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(85/298/EEC), 31985L0298, June 13, 1985
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85of 20 December 1985adapting, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain agricultural acts as regards the voting procedure of the Committees, 31985R3768, December 31, 1985
  • Council Directiveof 26 May 1986amending Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(86/214/EEC), 31986L0214, June 6, 1986
  • Council Directiveof 21 July 1986amending Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(86/355/EEC), 31986L0355, August 2, 1986
  • Council Directiveof 9 March 1987amending the Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(87/181/EEC), 31987L0181, March 14, 1987
  • Commission Directiveof 9 September 1987amending for the third time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(87/477/EEC), 31987L0477, September 26, 1987
  • Council Directiveof 30 May 1989amending Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(89/365/EEC), 31989L0365, June 10, 1989
  • Commission Directiveof 7 June 1990amending for the fourth time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(90/335/EEC), 31990L0335, June 28, 1990
  • Council Directiveof 15 October 1990amending the Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(90/533/EEC), 31990L0533, October 27, 1990
  • Commission Directiveof 19 March 1991amending for the fifth time the Annex to Council Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(91/188/EEC), 31991L0188, April 13, 1991
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (94/C 241/08) Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
  • Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (unanimity), 32003R0807, May 16, 2003
  • Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 29 April 2004on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC(Official Journal of the European Union L 158 of 30 April 2004), 32004R085032004R0850R(01), April 30, 2004
  • Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 21 October 2009concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC, 32009R1107, November 24, 2009
Corrected by
  • Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC, 32004R0850R(01), June 29, 2004
Council Directiveof 21 December 1978prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances(79/117/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the CommissionOJ No C 200, 26. 8. 1976, p. 10., Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 30, 7. 2. 1977, p. 38., Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 114, 11. 5. 1977, p. 16., Whereas plant production has a very important place in the European Economic Community; Whereas the yield from that production is continually being affected by harmful organisms and weeds; whereas it is absolutely essential to protect plants against these risks to prevent a fall in yields and thereby help to ensure the availability of supplies; Whereas one of the most important methods of protecting plants and plant products and of increasing the productivity of agriculture is to use plant protection products; Whereas the effects of these plant protection products may not be wholly favourable for plant production; whereas their use may involve risks for man and the environment since, in the main, they are toxic substances or preparations having dangerous effects; Whereas, in the case of certain plant protection products, these risks are so great that their use can no longer be wholly or partially tolerated; Whereas the Member States have therefore not only controlled the marketing of plant protection products but have also introduced, for certain plant protection products, restrictions or prohibitions of use covering also their marketing; Whereas these provisions differ in the various Member States and result in obstacles to trade which directly affect the establishment and functioning of the common market; Whereas it is therefore desirable to eliminate these obstacles by aligning the relevant provisions laid down in the Member States by law, regulation or administrative provision; Whereas it therefore seems justified, as a basic principle, to introduce prohibitions of the use of all plant protection products containing active substances which, even when properly used for the purpose intended, give rise or are likely to give rise to harmful effects on human or animal health or to unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; Whereas for some of these plant protection products national derogations may, however, be permitted to a limited extent for those uses where, for ecological reasons, a particular need exists and where the risk is less than in the case of their other previously sanctioned uses; Whereas even these derogations should be phased out as soon as less hazardous treatments become available; Whereas, on the other hand, it is necessary to grant Member States a limited right to suspend temporarily, on their own authority, prohibitions of use in the event of an unforeseeable danger threatening plant production which cannot be contained by other means; Whereas the Directive excludes plant protection products intended for research and analytical purposes; Whereas, moreover, it is not appropriate to apply Community provisions to plant protection products intended for export to third countries, since in general these countries have their own regulations; Whereas the implementation of this Directive and the adaptation of its Annex to the development of technical and scientific knowledge necessitates a close cooperation between the Commission and Member States; whereas the procedure — for the present, limited in time — of the Standing Committee on Plant Health and involvement of the Scientific Committee for Pesticides offers a suitable basis for this, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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