Commission Regulation (EC) No 1376/2007 of 23 November 2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1376/2007of 23 November 2007amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals(Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicalsOJ L 63, 6.3.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2006 (OJ L 136, 24.5.2006, p. 9)., and in particular Article 22(4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 implements the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure (PIC procedure) for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and pesticides in International Trade, signed on 11 September 1998 and approved, on behalf of the Community, by Council Decision 2003/106/ECOJ L 63, 6.3.2003, p. 27..(2)Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 should be amended to take into account regulatory action in respect of certain chemicals taken pursuant to Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparationsOJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 201. Directive as last amended by Directive 2007/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 257, 3.10.2007, p. 13)., Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the marketOJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/52/EC (OJ L 214, 17.8.2007, p. 3)., Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the marketOJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2007/47/EC (OJ L 247, 21.9.2007, p. 21). and of other Community legislation. In those cases where the restrictions imposed through those acts are not to be implemented until a future date, the obligations imposed by Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 should not start to apply before those dates in order to facilitate implementation.(3)Pursuant to Directive 76/769/EEC, perfluorooctane sulfonates are severely restricted for industrial use and thus should be added to the lists of chemicals contained in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003.(4)It has been decided not to include the substances dimethenamid, phosalone, alachlor, thiodicarb, oxydemethon-methyl, cadusafos, carbofuran, carbosulfan, haloxyfop-R as active substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, with the effect that those active substances are banned for pesticide use and thus should be added to the lists of chemicals contained in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003.(5)It has been decided not to include carbaryl and trichlorfon as active substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and not to include carbaryl and trichlorfon as active substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC with the effect that those active substances are banned for pesticide use and thus should be added to the lists of chemicals contained in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003.(6)It has been decided not to include malathion as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC with the effect that this active substance is banned for use in the subcategory pesticide in the group of plant protection products and thus should be added to the list of chemicals contained in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003.(7)It has been decided not to include fenitrothion, dichlorvos, diazinon and diuron as active substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC with the effect that those active substances are banned for use in the subcategory pesticide in the group of plant protection products, and thus should be added to Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) 304/2003, despite the fact that those substances have been identified and notified for evaluation under Directive 98/8/EC and may thus continue to be authorised by Member States until a decision under that Directive will be taken.(8)Directive 91/414/EEC provides in Article 8(2) for a time period of 12 years during which Member States are allowed to authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing certain active substances. That time period has been extended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002 extending the time period referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC and concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to that Directive and the withdrawal of authorisations for plan protections products containing these substancesOJ L 319, 23.11 2002, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1980/2006 (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 96),. However, since no directive was adopted including the active substances azinphos-methyl and vinclozolin in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC before the expiry of the time period defined for those substances, Member States were obliged to withdraw national authorisations of plant protection products containing those substances as from 1 January 2007. As a result the active substances azinphos-methyl and vinclozolin are therefore banned for pesticide use and thus should be added to the list of chemicals contained in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003.(9)Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.(10)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 29 of Directive 67/548/EEC,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 23 November 2007.For the CommissionStavros DimasMember of the CommissionANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 304/2003 is amended as follows:(1)in Part 1 the following entries are added:
The entry shall apply from 19 December 2007.The entry shall apply from 27 June 2008."
ChemicalCAS NoEinecs NoCNSubcategoryUse limitationCountries for which no notification is required
"Alachlor +15972-60-8240-110-829242995p(1)b
Azinphos-methyl86-50-0201-676-129339990p(1)b
Cadusafos +95465-99-9n.a.29309085p(1)b
Carbaryl +63-25-2200-555-029242995p(1)-p(2)b-b
Carbofuran +1563-66-2216-353-029329985p(1)b
Carbosulfan +55285-14-8259-565-929329985p(1)b
Diazinon333-41-5206-373-829335910p(1)b
Dichlorvos62-73-7200-547-729199090p(1)b
Dimethenamid +87674-68-8n.a.29349990p(1)b
Diuron330-54-1206-354-429242190p(1)b
Fenitrothion122-14-5204-524-229201900p(1)b
Haloxyfop-R +95977-29-0n.a.29333999p(1)b
(Haloxyfop-P-methyl ester)(72619-32-0)(406-250-0)(29333999)
Malathion121-75-5204-497-729309085p(1)b
Oxydemethon-methyl +301-12-2206-110-729309085p(1)b
Perfluorooctane sulfonates(PFOS) C8F17SO2X (X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers) +1763-23-1217-179-829049020i(1)sr
2795-39-3and others220-527-129049020and others
Phosalone +2310-17-0218-996-229349990p(1)b
Thiodicarb +59669-26-0261-848-729309085p(1)b
Trichlorfon +52-68-6200-149-329310095p(1)-p(2)b-b
Vinclozolin50471-44-8256-599-629349990p(1)b
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The entry shall apply from 19 December 2007.The entry shall apply from 27 June 2008."(2)in Part 2 the following entries are added:
ChemicalCAS NoEinecs NoCNCategory (*)Use limitation (**)
"Alachlor15972-60-8240-110-829242995pb
Cadusafos95465-99-9n.a.29309085pb
Carbaryl63-25-2200-555-029242995pb
Carbofuran1563-66-2216-353-029329985pb
Carbosulfan55285-14-8259-565-929329985pb
Dimethenamid87674-68-8n.a.29349990pb
Haloxyfop-R95977-29-0n.a.29333999pb
(Haloxyfop-P-methyl ester)(72619-32-0)(406-250-0)(29333999)
Oxydemethon-methyl301-12-2206-110-729309085pb
Perfluorooctane sulfonates(PFOS) C8F17SO2X (X = OH, Metal salt (O-M+), halide, amide, and other derivatives including polymers)1763-23-1217-179-829049020isr
2795-39-3and others220-527-129049020and others
Phosalone2310-17-0218-996-229349990pb
Thiodicarb59669-26-0261-848-729309085pb
Trichlorfon52-68-6200-149-329310095pb"