The Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Made: 26th November 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 27th November 2003

Coming into force: 31st December 2003

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Citation, commencement and extent

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation

2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibitions

3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applications concerning active substances

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Standard approvals

5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General requirements for granting of standard approvals

6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provisional approvals

7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emergency approvals

8

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approvals for research and development

9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extensions of approved use

10

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mutual recognition of approvals

11

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provisional restrictions and prohibitions

12

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applications, reviews, revocations and modifications

13

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notification of information on potentially dangerous effects

14

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Data protection

15

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duplication of experiments

16

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality

17

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Packaging

18

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Labelling

19

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seizure and disposal of plant protection products

20

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General offences

21

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Penalties

22

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General defence of due diligence

23

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Enforcement

24

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Service of documents

25

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Agency arrangements

26

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional provisions

27

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disapplication

28

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revocations

29

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 1 — INSTRUMENTS AMENDING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 91/414/EEC

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	Imazalil, azoxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, spiroxamine, azimsulfuron, fluroxypyr, metsulfuron-methyl, prohexadione-calcium, triasulfuron, esfenvalerate, bentazone and lambda-cyhalothrin
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 2003/68/EC	Trifloxystrobin, carfentrazone-ethyl, mesotrione, fenamidone, isoxaflutole
Commission Directive 2003/82/EC	None
Commission Directive 2003/31/EC	2,4-DB, beta-cyfluthrin, cyfluthrin, iprodione, linuron, maleic hydrazide, pendimethalin
Commission Directive 2003/79/EC	Coniothyrium minitans
Commission Directive 2003/84/EC	Flurtamone, flufenacet, iodosulfuron, dimethenamid-p, picoxystrobin, fosthiazate, silthiofam
Commission Directive 2003/39/EC	Propineb, propyzamide
Commission Directive 2003/70/EC	Mecoprop, mecoprop-P, propiconazole
Commission Directive 2003/81/EC	Molinate, thiram, ziram
Commission Directive 2003/119/EC	Mesosulfuron, propoxycarbazone and zoxamide
Council Regulation (EC) No. 806/2003	None
Commission Directive 2004/30/EC	Benzoic acid, flazasulfuron and pyraclostrobin
As from 1st October 2004 amended by:
Commission Directive 2004/60/EC	Quinoxyfen
Commission Directive 2004/62/EC	Mepanipyrim
Commission Directive 2004/71/EC	Pseudomonas chlororaphis
As from 1st November 2004 amended by:
Commission Directive 2003/112/EC	Paraquat
As from 1st February 2005 amended by:
Commission Directive 2004/20/EC	Chlorpropham
As from 1st March 2005 amended by:
Commission Directive 2004/58/EC	Alpha-cypermethrin, benalaxyl, bromoxynil, desmedipham, ioxynil and phenmedipham

SCHEDULE 2 — NON-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 3 — LABELLING

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 4 — TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Application of these Regulations and of the 1986 Regulations to relevant plant protection products

1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of Annex I decisions on the placing on the market and use of relevant plant protection products which are not approved pesticides

5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of a refusal to include an active substance in Annex I on relevant plant protection products which are approved pesticides

6

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of a decision to include active substances in Annex I on relevant plant protection products which are approved pesticides

7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revocation of pesticide approval

9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of revocation on the placing on the market and use of the product

10

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notifications

11

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation

12

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 5 — REVOCATIONS

The following Regulations are hereby revoked–

The Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/887
The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) Regulations 1997	S.I. 1997/7
The Plant Protection Products (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997	S.I. 1997/2499
The Plant Protection Products Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001	S.S.I. 2001/161
The Plant Protection Products Amendment (No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2001	S.S.I. 2001/454
The Plant Protection Products Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002	S.S.I. 2002/117
The Plant Protection Products Amendment (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002	S.S.I. 2002/279
The Plant Protection Products Amendment (No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2002	S.S.I. 2002/537

Signed

ROSS FINNIE

A member of the Scottish Executive — 2003-11-26

Explanatory note

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

[^f00002]: 1985 c. 48; section 19 was amended by the Pesticides (Fees and Enforcement) Act 1989 (c. 27), section 2, and by the Pesticides Act 1998 (c. 26), section 2.

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L 230, 19.8.91, p.1 as read with the Corrigenda published in O.J. No. L 170, 25.6.92, p.40.

[^f00004]: The EEA Agreement came into force on 1st January 1994 (see Decision 94/1 ECSC, EEC; O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.1). Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement were amended by Decision No. 7/94 of the EEA Joint Committee which came into force on 1st July 1994 (O.J. No. L 160, 28.6.94, p.1) Council Directive 91/414/EEC and Commission Directive 93/71/EEC (whose entry into force predated the entry into force of the EEA Agreement) were added to Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement by item J in Annex 3 to that Decision (p.44), thus extending these Directives to the EEA.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1986/1510, amended by S.I. 1997/188 and 2001/880.

[^f00006]: 2000 (c. 7).

[^f00007]: O.J. No L 106, 17.4.01, p.1.

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L 33, 8.2.79, p.36.

[^f00009]: Last amended by Council Regulation 807/2003/EC (O.J. No. L 122, 16.5.03, p.36).

[^f00010]: S.I. 1992/3240 amended by 1998/1447.

[^f00011]: 1912 c. 14.

[^f00012]: 1978 c. 30.

[^f00013]: 1973 c. 65.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1971/1729.

[^f00015]: O.J. No. L 221, 31.8.93, p.27, (as read with corrigenda published in O.J. No. L 170, 25.6.92, p.40).

[^f00016]: O.J. No. L 194, 29.7.94, p.65.