The active substances referred to in Annex I to this Decision shall not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EC. Accordingly, Member States are required to ensure that authorizations for plant protection products containing those substances are withdrawn by 31 March 2004 at the latest. However, Member States listed in column B of Annex II are allowed to maintain authorizations for plant protection products containing substances listed in column A of that Annex for uses listed in column C of that Annex until 30 June 2007 at the latest, in order to permit the development of an efficient alternative for the substance concerned.
2004-01-30