The Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995

[^f00009]: The EEA Agreement came into force on 1st January 1994 (see Decision 94/1 ECSC, EEC; OJ No. L1, 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 (OJ No. L160, 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.

[^f00010]: By virtue of Part II of Schedule 1 to the European Communities Act 1972 “member”, in the expression “member State”, refers to membership of the European Communities.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1986/1510.

[^f00012]: Under Article 3(4) it is also provided that no person shall place any active substance on the market unless it is classified, packaged and labelled in accordance with Council Directive 67/548/EEC, which is implemented in Great Britain by the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3247).

[^f00013]: Under Article 3(1) EEA States must prescribe that plant protection products may not be placed on the market and used in their territory unless they have authorised the product in accordance with the Directive.

[^f00014]: Article 6(5) provides for the adoption of legislation specifying the procedure for setting and varying conditions of inclusion of active substances in Annex I.

[^f00015]: Article 19 establishes a procedure for the adoption of legislation by the Commission under the Directive.

[^f00016]: OJ No. L117, 8.5.90, p.15.

[^f00017]: Under Article 5(2) an acceptable daily intake can be taken into account for determining the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I.

[^f00018]: OJ No. L33, 8.2.79, p.36.

[^f00019]: Amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Economic Communities (OJ No. L291, 19.11.79, p.17); Commission Directive 83/131/EEC (OJ No. L91, 9.4.83, p.35); Commission Directive 85/298/EEC (OJ No. L154, 13.6.85, p.48); Council Regulation 3768/85/EEC (OJ No. L362, 31.12.85, p.8); Council Directive 86/214/EEC (OJ No. L152, 6.6.86, p.45); Council Directive 86/355/EEC (OJ No. L212, 2.8.86, p.33); Council Directive 87/181/EEC (OJ No. L71, 14.3.87, p.33); Commission Directive 87/477/EEC (OJ No. L273, 26.9.87, p.40); Council Directive 89/365/EEC (OJ No. L159, 10.6.89, p.58); Commission Directive 90/335/EEC (OJ No. L162, 28.6.90, p.37); Council Directive 90/533/EEC (OJ No. L296, 27.10.90, p.63); Commission Directive 91/188/EEC (OJ No. L92, 13.4.91, p.42).

[^f00020]: S.I. 1992/3240, which implements in Great Britain Council Directive 90/313/EEC on the freedom of access to information on the environment (OJ No. L158, 23.6.90, p.56); these Regulations provide for a general right of disclosure of information relating to the environment which is held by (inter alia) Ministers of the Crown (other than information capable of being treated as confidential) and specify certain requirements which must be observed in responding to requests for disclosure of such information.

[^f00021]: 1911 c. 27.

[^f00022]: 1912 c. 14.

[^f00023]: 1978 c. 30.

[^f00024]: 1972 c. 70.

[^f00025]: 1973 c. 65.

[^f00026]: S.I. 1971/729.

[^f00027]: S.I. 1994/3247.

[^f00028]: OJ No. L196, 16.8.67, p.1 (OJ/SE 1967 p.234).

[^f00029]: The relevant amending directive of the European Community is Council Directive 79/831/EEC (OJ No. L259, 15.10.79, p.10).

[^f00030]: OJ No. L206, 29.7.78, p.13.

[^f00031]: There are no amendments relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00032]: Prepared by J Rigaudy and S P Klesney, published by Pergamon Press. ISBN 008-022-3699

[^f00033]: Article 6 makes provision for the adoption by the Commission or (in certain circumstances) by the Council of the European Communities of decisions that active substances should, or should not, be included in Annex I.

[^f00034]: See regulation 2(1) of the 1986 Regulations.

[^f00035]: See regulation 3 of the 1986 Reguations.