13.9.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 24515 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 8 September 2008 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances fluopicolide and pinoxaden (notified under document number C(2008) 4732) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/724/[EC) 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 ('), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof, Whereas: () ) ) 0 In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in May 2004 the United Kingdom received an appli- cation from Bayer CropScience, for the inclusion of the active substance fluopicolide in Annex I to Directive 91/414[/EEC. Commission Decision 2005/778/EC (?) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and infor- mation requirements of Annex I and Annex III to that Directive. 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. 293, 9.11.2005, p. 26. = @) G) In March 2004 the United Kingdom received an appli- cation from Syngenta Ltd concerning pinoxaden. Commission Decision 2005/459/EC (}) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex Il and Annex III to that Directive. Confirmation of the completeness of the dossiers was necessary in order to allow them to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods of up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414[EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substances and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive. For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/[EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The rapporteur Member State submitted the draft assessment reports to the Commission on 12 December 2005 (fluo- picolide) and on 30 November 2005 (pinoxaden). () O] L 160, 23.6.2005, p. 32.