L 104/30 Official Journal of the European Union 13.4.2006 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/39/EC of 12 April 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include clodinafop, pirimicarb, rimsulfuron, tolclofos- methyl and triticonazole as active substances (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: ) e ) O] L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (3) 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 clodinafop, pirimicarb, rimsulfuron, tolclofos-methyl and triticonazole. For those active substances the effects on human health and the environment 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 recommen- dations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 451/2000. For clodinafop the rapporteur Member State was The Netherlands and all relevant information was submitted on 7 November 2003. For pirimicarb the rapporteur Member State was United Kingdom and all relevant information was submitted on 4 November Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/19/EC (O] L 44, 15.2.2006, p. 15). O] 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. () ) 2003. For rimsulfuron the rapporteur Member State was Germany and all relevant information was submitted on 6 August 2003. For tolclofos-methyl the rapporteur Member State was Sweden and all relevant information was submitted on 3 November 2003. For triticonazole the rapporteur Member State was Austria and all relevant information was submitted on 29 September 2003. The assessment reports have been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA and presented to the Commission on 14 March and 10 August 2005 in the format of the EFSA Scientific Reports for clodinafop, pirimicarb, rimsulfuron, tolclofos-methyl and tritico- nazole (¥). These reports have been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 27 January 2006 in the format of the Commission review reports for clodinafop, piri- micarb, rimsulfuron, tolclofos-methyl and triticonazole. The review of pirimicarb revealed a number of open questions which were addressed by the Scientific Panel on Plant Health, Plant Protection Products and their residues (PPR) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The Scientific Panel was asked to give an opinion on the use of a ‘time quotient approach’ in the acute risk assessment for birds and on the assessment of the acute risk for birds which had been carried out. In its opinion to the first question the PPR Panel concluded that the ‘time quotient approach’ suggested by OECD is equivalent to the current European first tier acute avian risk assessment except that Annex VI of Directive 91/414[EEC stipulates a specific safety factor of 10. Therefore, a detailed scientific analysis would be required to assess whether the current safety factor takes appropriate account of all relevant issues. Since ‘EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 34, 1-78, Conclusion regarding the Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance clodinafop (finalised: 10 August 2005)". ‘EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 43, 1-76, Conclusion regarding the Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pirimicarb (finalised: 10 August 2005)". ‘EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 45, 1-61, Conclusion regarding the Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance rimsulfuron (finalised: 10 August 2005)". ‘EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 28, 1-77, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance triticonazole (finalised: 14 March 2005). ‘EFSA Scientific Report (2005) 28, 1-77, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance tolclofos-methyl (finalised: 14 March 2005)".