19.10.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L276/17 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include acibenzolar-s-methyl, cyclanilide, ferric phosphate, pymetrozine and pyraflufen-ethyl as active substances THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the Directive, for the uses proposed by the respective applicant. The nominated rapporteur Member States, submitted draft assessment reports concerning the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European substances to the Commission on 17 December 1998 Community, (acibenzolar-s-methyl), 11 February 1998 (cyclanilide), 30 July 1999 (ferric phosphate), 28 May 1998 (pymeth- Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July rozine) and 8 July 1999 (pyraflufen-ethyl), respectively. 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on ] the market (!), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/ (7)  The draft assessment reports have been reviewed by the 49/EC (), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Plant Health. The reviews were finalised on 29 June 2001 in the format of the individual Whereas: Commission review reports for acibenzolar-s-methyl, (1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Directive’) France received on 15 October 1996 an application from Novartis (now Syngenta) for the inclusion of the active substance acibenzolar-s-methyl (CGA 245704) in Annex I to the Directive. By Commission Decision 97/865/EC (*) it was confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ i.e. it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and infor- mation requirements of Annex II and Annex III to the Directive. (2)  Greece received a similar application on 27 March 1996 from Rhone Poulenc Agrochimie SA (now Aventis CropScience), concerning cyclanilide (RPA 090946). This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 97/137[EC (4. (3)  On 27 August 1998, Germany received an application from W. Neudorff GmbH KG, concerning ferric phos- phate. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 1999/43/EC (%). (4)  Germany also received on 4 September 1996 an applica- tion from Novartis concerning pymetrozine (CGA 215944). By Commission Decision 97/865/EC this application was declared complete. (5)  On 16 June 1997, Belgium received an application from Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd, concerning pyraflufen-ethyl. This application was declared complete by Commission Decision 98/242/[EC (9). (6)  For these five 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 ) O] L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. ) O] L 176, 29.6.2001, p. 61. ) O] L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 67. ) O] L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 20. ) O] L 14, 19.1.1999, p. 30. ) O] L 96, 28.3.1998, p. 45. cyclanilide, ferric phosphate, pymethrozine and pyra- flufen-ethyl. (8)  The dossier and the information from each of the reviews were submitted to the Scientific Committee for Plants. As regards acibenzolar-s-methyl and ferric phos- phate, no specific questions were addressed to the Committee. The Committee considered that there were no issues that it wished to raise regarding the active substances in the context of a possible inclusion in Annex I to the Directive (7). The Committee noted that absence of comment should only be interpreted as an indication of no obvious reasons necessitating comment. (9  In its opinion (¥ concerning cyclanilide the Committee provided its interpretation of certain effects observed in mice and rabbits and recommended a reassessment of the degradation of the soil metabolite 2,4-dichloraniline. The recommendations of the Committee have been taken into consideration. (10) In its opinion (°) on pymetrozine the Committee assessed certain effects in the context of deriving an acceptable daily intake and an acute reference dose for consumers. (11) In its opinion (*°) on pyraflufen-ethyl the Committee concluded that there is generally negligible risk of groundwater contamination for the parent compound and its breakdown products. However, under extreme conditions the fate of certain breakdown products should be assessed carefully. () Minutes of the plenary meeting of the Scientific Committee for Plants from 7 March 2001 (acibenzolar-s-methyl). Minutes of the plenary meeting of the Scientific Committee for Plants from 4 June 2001 (ferric phosphate). Opinion of the Scientific Committee for Plants regarding the evalua- tion of cyclanilide in the context of Directive 91/414(77EEC concer- ning the placing of plant protection products on the market. SCP/ CYCLAN/002-final dated 11 December 2000. (°) Opinion of the Scientific Committee for Plants regarding the evalua- tion of pymetrozine in the context of Directive 91 /414§EEC concer- ning the placing of plant protection products on the market. SCP/ PYMETR/002-final dated 31 January 2001. (1) Opinion of the Scientific Committee for Plants regarding the evaluation of pyraflufen-ethyl in the context of Directive 91/ 414[EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. SCP/PYRA/-final dated 7 March 2001. = =