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PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT (CAP. 430)Plant Protection Products (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations,2011
IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4 and 5 of the Pesticides Control Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, in consultation with the Prime Minister and with the Minister for Health, the Elderly and Community Care, has made the following regulations :-
Title and scope.
L.N. 358 of 2009
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1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Plant Protection Products (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2011 and they shall be read and construed as one with Plant Protection Products Regulations, 2009, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose C o m m i s s i o n D i r e c t i v e 2 0 1 0 / 8 1 / E U o f 2 5 N o v e m
b e r 2 0 1 0 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards an extension of the use of the active substance 2-phenylphenol, Commission
Directive 2010/82/EU of 29 November 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards an extension of the use of the active substance
tetraconazole, Commission Directive 2010/83/EU of 30 November 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include napropamide as
active substance, Commission Directive
2010/85/EU of 2 December 2010 amending Council Directive
91/414/EEC to include zinc phosphide as active substance and amending Decision 2008/941/EC, Commission Directive 2010/86/ EU of 2
December 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/ EEC to include haloxyfop-P as an active substance, Commission Directive 2010/87/EU
of 3 December 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include fenbuconazole as active substance and amending Decision 2008/934/EC,
Commission Directive
2010/89/EU of 6 November 2010 amending Council Directive
9 1 /4 1 4 /EEC to in clu d e q u in mer ac as activ e s u b s tan ce an d amending Decision 2008/934/EC, Commission Directive 2010/90/
EU of 7 December 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/ EEC to include pyridaben as active substance and amending Decision 2008/934/EC,
Commission Directive 2010/91/EU of
10 December 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include metosulam as active substance and amending Decision
2008/934/EC, Commission Directive 2010/92/EU of 21 December
2 0 1 0 a m e n d i n g C o u n c i l D i r e c t i v e 9 1 / 4 1 4 / E E C t o i n c l u d e bromuconazole as active substance and
Commission Directive
2011/1/EU of 3 January 2011 amending Council Directive 91/414/ EEC to include 6-Benzyladenine as active substance and amending Decision
2008/941/EC.
(a) In item number 298 relating to Tetraconazole in the coloumn “Specific provisions”, for the words “Part A” to the words
“and grapes must not be authorize” there shall be substituted the following:
“PART A.
Only uses as fungicide may be authorised”;
B 1237
Amends Schedule I to the principal regulations.
(b) for item number 305 there shall be substituted the following:
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
“305 | 2-Phenylphenol (including its salts such as the sodium salt) CAS No 90-43-7 CIPAC No 246 | biphenyl-2-ol | ! 998 g/kg | 1 January 2010 | 31 December 2019 | PART A Only uses as a post-harvest fungicide for indoor use may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on 2-phenylphenol, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 27 November 2009, as amended in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention: — to the protection of operators and workers and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment, — to put in place appropriate waste management practices to handle the waste solution remaining after application, including the cleaning water of the |
! Further details on identity and specification of active substances are provided in the review report.
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
drenching and other application systems. Member States permitting the release of wastewater into the sewage system, shall ensure that a local risk assessment is carried out. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the notifier submits to the Commission: — further information on the potential for skin depigmentation for workers and consumers due to possible exposure to the metabolite 2- phenylhydroquinone (PHQ) on citrus peel, — further information to confirm that the analytical method applied in residue trials correctly quantifies the residues of 2- phenylphenol, PHQ and their conjugates. They shall ensure that the notifier provides such information to the Commission by 31 December 2011. Furthermore, the Member States concerned shall ensure that the notifier submits to the Commission further information to confirm the residue levels occurring as a result of application techniques other than those in drench chambers. They shall ensure that the notifier provides such information to the Commission by 31 December 2012.”; and |
(c) immediately after item number 314 “Triflumizole” there shall be added the following new items:
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
“315 | Napropamide CAS No: 15299- 99-7 | (RS)-N,N-diethyl- 2-(1- naphthyloxy)prop ionamide | ! 930 g/kg (Racemic mixture) Relevant impurity Toluene: not more than 1,4 g/kg | 1 January 2011 | 31 December 2020 | PART A Only uses as herbicide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on napropamide, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — operator safety: conditions of use shall prescribe the use of adequate personal protective equipment, where necessary, — protection of aquatic organisms: conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as adequate buffer zones, — consumer safety as regards the occurrence in groundwater of the metabolite 2-(1- naphthyloxy) propionic acid, hereinafter |
! Further details on identity and specification of active substances are provided in the review report.
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
“NOPA”. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant presents to the Commission, by 31 December 2012 at the latest, information confirming the surface water exposure assessment as regards the photolysis metabolites and the metabolite NOPA and information for the risk assessment of aquatic plants.; | ||||||
316 | Quinmerac CAS No: 90717- 03-6 CIPAC No: 563 | 7-chloro-3- methylquinoline- 8- carboxylic acid | ! 980 g/kg | 1 May 2011 | 30 April 2021 | PART A Only uses as herbicide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on quinmerac, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of groundwater when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions; — the dietary exposure of consumers to residues of quinmerac (and its metabolites) in succeeding rotational crops |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
— the risk to aquatic organisms and the long term risk for earthworms. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The Member States concerned shall request the submission of information as regards: — the potential of plant metabolism to result in an opening of the quinoline ring; — residues in rotational crops and the long term risk for earthworms due to the metabolite BH 518-5. They shall ensure that the applicant provides such confirmatory data and information to the Commission by 30 April 2013.; | ||||||
317 | Haloxyfop-P CAS No: Acid: 95977-29-0 Ester: 72619-32-0 CIPAC No: Acid: 526 Ester: 526.201 | Acid: (R)-2-[4-(3- chloro-5- trifluoromethyl-2- pyridyloxy)pheno xy]propanoic acid Ester: Methyl (R)-2-{4-[3- chloro-5- (trifluoromethyl)- 2- pyridyloxy]pheno | ! 940 g/kg (Haloxyfop-P- methyl ester) | 1 January 2011 | 31 December 2020 | PART A Only uses as herbicide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on haloxyfop-P, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
xy}propionate | pay particular attention to: — operator safety: conditions of use shall prescribe the use of adequate personal protective equipment; — protection of aquatic organisms: conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as adequate buffer zones; — consumer safety as regards the occurrence in groundwater of metabolites DE-535 pyridinol and DE-535 pyridinone. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant presents to the Commission, by 31 December 2012 at the latest, information confirming the groundwater exposure assessment as regards the active substance and its soil metabolites DE-535 phenol, DE-535 pyridinol and DE-535 pyridinone.; | |||||
318 | Pyridaben CAS No: 96489- 71-3 CIPAC No: 583 | 2-tert-butyl-5-(4- tert- butylbenzylthio)- 4- chloropyrididazin -3(2H)- one | > 980 g/kg | 1 May 2011 | 30 April 2021 | PART A Only uses as insecticide and acaricide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on pyridaben, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the operator safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment where appropriate, — the risk to aquatic organisms and mammals, — the risk to non target arthropods including honeybees. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures and monitoring programmes should be initiated to verify the real exposure of honeybees to pyridaben in areas extensively used by such bees for foraging or by beekeepers, where and as appropriate. The Member States concerned shall request the submission of confirmatory information as regards: — the risks for the water compartment resulting from the exposure to aqueous photolysis metabolites W-1 and B-3, — the potential long term risk for mammals, — the assessment of fat soluble residues. |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
They shall ensure that the applicant provides such confirmatory information to the Commission by 30 April 2013.; | ||||||
319 | Metosulam CAS No: 139528- 85-1 CIPAC No: 707 | 2",6"-dichloro-5,7- dimethoxy- 3"- methyl[1,2,4]triaz olo [1,5- a]pyrimidine-2- sulfonanilide | ! 980 g/kg | 1 May 2011 | 30 April 2021 | PART A Only uses as herbicide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on metosulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of groundwater when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions; — the risk to aquatic organisms; — the risk to non-target plants in the off-field area. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant submits to the Commission, by 30 October 2011, further information on the specification of the active substance as |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
manufactured. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant submits to the Commission, by 30 April 2013, confirmatory information as regards: — potential pH dependence of soil adsorption, groundwater leaching and surface water exposure for metabolites M01 and M02; — potential genotoxicity of one impurity.; | ||||||
320 | Zinc phosphide CAS No: 1314-84- 7 CIPAC No: 69 | Trizinc diphosphide | ! 800 g/kg | 1 May 2011 | 30 April 2021 | PART A Only uses as rodenticide in the form of ready-to- use baits placed in bait stations or target locations may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on zinc phosphide, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States should pay particular attention to: — the protection of non-target organisms. Risk mitigation measures should be applied as appropriate in particular to avoid the spread |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
of baits where only part of the content has been consumed.; | ||||||
321 | Fenbuconazole CAS No: 114369- 43-6 CIPAC No: 694 | (R,S) 4-(4- chlorophenyl)-2- phenyl- 2-(1H- 1,2,4-triazol-1- ylmethyl)butyroni trile | ! 965 g/kg | 1 May 2011 | 30 April 2021 | PART A Only uses as fungicide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on fenbuconazole, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the operator safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment where appropriate, — the dietary exposure of consumers to the residues of triazole derivative metabolites (TDMs), — the risk to aquatic organisms and mammals. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The Member States concerned shall request the submission of confirmatory data on residues of |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
triazole derivative metabolites (TDMs) in primary crops, rotational crops and products of animal origin. They shall ensure that the applicant provides such studies to the Commission by 30 April 2013. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant submits to the Commission further information addressing the potential endocrine disrupting properties of fenbuconazole within two years after the adoption of the OECD test guidelines on endocrine disruption or, alternatively, of Community agreed test guidelines.; | ||||||
322 | 6-Benzyladenine CAS No 1214-39-7 CIPAC No 829 | N6 - benzyladenine | ! 973 g/kg | 1 June 2011 | 31 May 2021 | PART A Only uses as plant growth regulator may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on 6-Benzyladenine, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 November 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to |
No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity! | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
the protection of aquatic organisms. Risk mitigation measures such as buffer zones shall be applied, where appropriate.; | ||||||
323 | Bromuconazole CAS No: 116255- 48-2 CIPAC No: 680 | 1- [(2RS,4RS:2RS,4 SR)-4- bromo-2- (2,4- dichlorophenyl) tetrahydrofurfury l]-1H-1,2,4- triazole | ! 960 g/kg | 1 February 2011 | 31 January 2021 | PART A Only uses as fungicide may be authorised. PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on bromuconazole, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 November 2010 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment, Member States shall pay particular attention to: — operator’s safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment where appropriate, — protection of aquatic organisms. Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as adequate buffer zones. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant presents to the Commission: — further information on residues of triazole |
B 1250 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA
Specific provisions | derivative metabolites (TDMs) in primary crops, rotational crops and products of animal origin, — information to further address the long-term risk to herbivorous mammals. They shall ensure that the applicant at whose request bromuconazole has been included in this Annex provides such confirmatory information to the Commission by 31 January 2013 at the latest. The Member States concerned shall ensure that the applicant submits to the Commission further information addressing the potential endocrine disrupting properties of bromuconazole within two years after the adoption of the OECD test guidelines on endocrine disruption or, alternatively, of Community agreed test guidelines.”. |
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