8.2.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 36/37 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/16/EC of 7 February 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include oxamyl as active substance (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: (1)  Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 () and (EC) No 703/2001 () lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second 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 oxamyl. (2)  For oxamyl, the effects on human health and the envir- onment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 703/2001 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. Moreover, those Regulations designate the Rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 451/2000. For oxamyl the Rapporteur Member State was Ireland and all relevant information was submitted on 25 August 2003. (3)  The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA within its Working Group Evaluation and presented to the Commission on 14 January 2005 in the format of the EFSA Scientific Report for oxamyl (#). This report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal () O] L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/6/EC (O] L 12, 18.1.2006, p. 21). (®» OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1044/2003 (O] L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 32). () OJ L 98, 7.4.2001, p. 6. () EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 26, 1-78, Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Oxamyl! (finalised: 14 January 2005). Health and finalised on 15 July 2005 in the format of the Commission review report for oxamyl. (4) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing oxamyl may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)@@ and (b) of Directive 91/414[EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include oxamyl in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing this active substance can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive. (5)  Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore it is appropriate to require that oxamyl should be subjected to further testing for confir- mation of the risk assessment for some issues and that such studies should be presented by the notifier. (6)  The experience gained from previous inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 () has shown that difficulties can arise in inter- preting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further diffi- culties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of author- isations compared to the directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex L (7) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the inclusion. (®) OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 22662000 (O] L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 27).