9.1.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 61 (Non-legislative acts) II REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 15/2010 of 7 January 2010 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals ('), and in particular Article 22(4) thereof, Whereas: () ) 0] 0] Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 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/EC of 19 December 2002 concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in inter- national trade (2). Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 should be amended to take into account regulatory action in respect of certain chemicals taken pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the regis- tration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council L 204, 31.7.2008, p. 1. L 63, 6.3.2003, p. 27. oJ L oJ L oJ L Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67[EEC, 93/105/EC and 200021 /EC (%), Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (*) and Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (°). It has been decided not to include the substances 1,3- dichloropropene, benfuracarb and trifluralin 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 689/2008. Since new applications were submitted that will require new decisions on inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, the addition to the list of chemicals contained in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 should not be applied until the new decisions on the status of these chemicals. It has been decided not to include the substance methomyl as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and not to include the substance methomyl as active substance in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC with the effect that this active substance is 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 689/2008. Since a new application was submitted that will require a new decision on inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414[EEC, the addition to the list of chemicals contained in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 should not be applied until the new decision on the status of this chemical. 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1. 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.