19.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 47/41 COMMISSION DECISION of 18 February 2002 making it possible for Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances carfentrazone-ethyl, cinidon-ethyl, cyhalofop-butyl, ethoxysulfuron, famoxadone, flazasulfuron, flufenacet, flumioxazine, flurtamone, fosthiazate, isoxaflutole, metalaxyl-M, prosul- furon, Pseudomonas chlororaphis, quinoxyfen, Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis virus and sulfosulfuron (notified under document number C(2002) 517) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/133/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 ('), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/ 87|EC (3), and in particular Article 8(1) fourth subparagraph thereof, Whereas: 1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC France received on 14 February 1996 an application from FMC Europe NV for the inclusion of the active substance carfentrazone-ethyl in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. By Commission Decision 97/ 362/EC () it was confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ ie. it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to the Directive. The United Kingdom received a similar application on 28 April 1997 from BASF AG concerning cinidon-ethyl. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 98/398/EC (4. Italy received a similar application on 30 April 1997 from Dow AgroSciences concerning cyhalofop-butyl. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 98/242/[EC (°). Italy received a similar application on 3 July 1996 from AgrEvo (now Aventis Crop Sciences) concerning ethoxy- sulfuron. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/591/EC (%). France received a similar application on 2 October 1996 from Du Pont de Nemours concerning famoxadone. This application was declared complete by Decision 97/ 591EC. Spain received a similar application on 16 December 1996 from ISK Biosciences concerning flazasulfuron. 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. 276, 10.10.2001, p. 17. 152, 11.6.1997, p. 31. 96, 28.3.1998, p. 45. 239, 30.8.1997, p. 48. () O] L () O] L () O] L () O] L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 34. () O] L () O L (10) (11) (13) (14) |l onllonl This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/865/EC (). France received a similar application on 1 February 1996 from Bayer SA concerning flufenacet. This applica- tion was declared complete by Decision 97/362/EC. France received a similar application on 12 July 1996 from Sumitomo Chemicals Agro Europe SA concerning flumioxazine. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/631/EC (¥). France received a similar application on 15 February 1994 from Rhone-Poulenc Agro France (now Aventis Crop Sciences) concerning flurtamone. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 96/ 341/EC (). The United Kingdom received a similar application on 5 March 1996 from ISK Biosciences concerning fosthia- zate. This application was declared complete by Decision 97/362[EC. The Netherlands received a similar application on 6 March 1996 from Rhone-Poulenc Agro France (now Aventis Crop Sciences) concerning isoxaflutole. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 96/524/EC (*9). Belgium received a similar application on 9 February 1996 from Novartis Crop Protection (now Syngenta) concerning metalaxyl-M. This application was declared complete by Decision 97/591/EC. France received a similar application on 14 May 1995 from Novartis Crop Protection (now Syngenta) concerning prosulfuron. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/137/EC (). Sweden received a similar application on 15 December 1994 from Svenska Lantminnen (now BioAgri) concerning Pseudomonas chlororaphis. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/ 248[EC () of 15 April 1997. 351, 23.12.1997, p. 67. 262, 24.9.1997, p. 7. 130, 31.5.1996, p. 20. L 220, 30.8.1996, p. 27. L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 20. L 98, 15.4.1997, p. 15.