L 337/86 Official Journal of the European Union 16.12.2008 DIRECTIVES COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/ 1 16/EC of 15 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include aclonifen, imidacloprid and metazachlor as active substances (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: ( ( ( ) ) ’) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (?) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (}) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes aclonifen, imida- cloprid and metazachlor. For those active substances the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 1490/2002 for a range of uses proposed by the notifiers. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommen- dations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. For aclonifen and imidacloprid the rapporteur Member State was Germany and all relevant information was submitted on 11 September 2006 and on 13 June 2006 respectively. For metazachlor the 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. o L 0J L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. o L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23. rapporteur Member State was United Kingdom and all relevant information was submitted on 30 September 2005. The assessment reports have been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA and presented to the Commission on 31 July 2008 for aclonifen, on 29 May 2008 for imidacloprid and on 14 April 2008 for metazachlor in the format of the EFSA Scientific Reports (*). These reports have been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 26 September 2008 in the format of the Commission review reports for aclonifen, imidacloprid and metazachlor. It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing aclonifen, imida- cloprid and metazachlor may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414[EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review reports. It is therefore appropriate to include these active substances in Annex [, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing these active substances can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive. Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EC provides that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that aclonifen should be subjected to further testing for evaluation of residues in rotational crops and for the (*) EFSA Scientific Report (2008) 149, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance aclonifen (finalised 31 July 2008). EFSA Scientific Report (2008) 148, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance imida- cloprid (finalised 29 May 2008). EFSA Scientific Report (2008) 145, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance meta- zachlor (finalised 14 April 2008).