No L 172/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 22.7. 95 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 95/36/EC of 14 July 1995 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (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 Commis- sion Directive 95/35/EC (%), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof, Whereas Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC provide the requirements for the dossier to be submitted by applicants respectively for the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I and for the authorization of a plant protection product ; Whereas it is necessary to indicate, in Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC, to the applicants as precisely as possible any details on the required information, such as the circumstances, conditions and technical protocols under which certain data have to be generated ; whereas these provisions should be introduced as soon as available in order to permit applicants to use them in the prepara- tion of their files; Whereas it is possible to introduce now more precision with regard to the data requirements concerning fate and behaviour in the environment of the active substance provided for in Annex II, Part A, Section 7; Whereas it is also possible to introduce now more preci- sion with regard to the data requirements concerning fate and behaviour in the environment of the plant protection product provided for in Section 9 of Part A of Annex III, Part A, Section 9; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, () ©J No L 230, 19. 8. 1991, p. 1. () See page 6 of this Official Journal. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as follows : 1. in Part A of Annex II, the section headed ‘7. Fate and behaviour in the environment’ is replaced by Annex I hereto ; 2. in Part A of Annex III, the section headed ‘9. Fate and behaviour in the environment’ is replaced by Annex II hereto. Article 2 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply, not later than 30 April 1996, with the provisions of this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commis- sion thereof. When Member States adopt these measures, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompa- nied by such reference at the time of their official publi- cation. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by the Member States. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on 1 July 1995. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 July 1995. For the Commission Ritt BJERREGAARD Member of the Commission