14.1.2003 Official Journal of the European Communities L 87 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2003/5/EC of 10 January 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include deltamethrin 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 ('), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/ 81/EC (%), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: 1 1 2 3 5 6 () O] () O () O] () O] () O] () O Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/ 414[EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (}), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2266/2000 (*), establishes a list of active substances of plant protection products to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list is contained in Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 933/94 of 27 April 1994 laying down the active substances of plant protection products and designating the rapporteur Member State for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/95 (°), and includes deltamethrin. For deltamethrin the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 for a range of uses proposed by the notifiers. By Regula- tion (EC) No 933/94 Sweden was designated as rappor- teur Member State. Sweden submitted the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the Commission on 6 October 1998 in accordance with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92. This assessment report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. The review was finalised on 18 October 2002 in the format of the Commission review report for deltamethrin. The review did not reveal any open questions or concerns, which would have required a consultation of the Scientific Committee on Plants. It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing deltamethrin may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 28. L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10. L 259, 13.10.2000, p. 27. L 107, 28.4.1994, p. 8. L 225,22.9.1995, p. 1. (10) down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Direc- tive 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 delta- methrin 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. The Commission review report is required for the proper implementation by the Member States, of several sections of the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414[EEC. It is, therefore, appropriate to provide that the finalised review report, except for confidential infor- mation, should be kept available or made available by the Member States for consultation by any interested parties. 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. After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period within which to implement the provi- sions of Directive 91/414/EEC as regards plant protec- tion products containing deltamethrin, and in particular, to review existing authorisations to ensure that the conditions regarding deltamethrin set out in Annex I to Directive 91/414[EEC are satisfied. A longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete dossier of each plant protection product in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC. It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91414/ EEC accordingly. The measures provided for in this Directive are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Atrticle 1 Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.