18.7.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 189/27 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2002/64/EC of 15 July 2002 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include cinidon-ethyl, cyhalofop butyl, famoxadone, florasulam, metalaxyl-M and picolinafen as active substances 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/ 48[EC (3, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: 1 In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, the United Kingdom received on 28 April 1997 an appli- cation from BASF for the inclusion of the active substance cinidon-ethyl in Annex I to Directive 91/414/ EEC. Commission Decision 98/398/EC (°) confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and infor- mation requirements laid down in Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC. Italy received an application under Article 6(2) of Direc- tive 91/414/EEC on 30 April 1997 from Dow Agro- Sciences, concerning cyhalofop butyl. Commission Deci- sion 98/242[EC () confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’. France received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 20 October 1996 from DuPont de Nemours concerning famoxadone. Commission Deci- sion 97/591/EC (°) confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’. Belgium received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 2 February 1998 from Dow Agro Sciences concerning florasulam. Commission Deci- sion 98/676/EC () confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’. Belgium received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 9 February 1996 from Novartis Crop Protection AG (now Syngenta) concerning meta- laxyl-m. Decision 97/591/EC confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’. Germany received an application under Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC on 10 May 1999 from BASF-AG L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. L 148, 6.6.2002, p. 19. L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 34. L 96, 28.3.1998, p. 45. L 239, 30.8.1997, p. 48. L 317,26.11.1998, p. 47. concerning picolinafen. Commission Decision 1999/ 555/EC (') confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’. For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The nominated rapporteur Member States submitted draft assessment reports concerning the substances to the Commission on 2 November 1998 (cinidon-ethyl), 30 November 1998 (cyhalofop butyl), 5 August 1998 (famoxadone), 19 November 1999 (florasulam), 27 July 1999 (metalaxyl- m) and 21 December 2000 (picolinafen). The draft assessment reports have been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. The reviews were finalised on 19 April 2002 in the format of the Commission review reports for cinidon-ethyl, cyha- lofop butyl, famoxadone, florasulam, metalaxyl-M and picolinafen. The reviews of cinidon-ethyl, metalaxyl-M and picoli- nafen did not reveal any open questions which would have required a consultation of the Scientific Committee on Plants. As regards cyhalofop butyl, the Scientific Committee on Plants was asked to comment on potential effects on aquatic organisms and non-target arthropods and on operator exposure. In its opinion (¥) the Committee noted that aerial application of the active substance may pose an unacceptable risk to aquatic organisms within flooded paddy fields and in adjacent drainage canals, if they are of low depth. Terrestrial applications to flooded paddies may pose an unacceptable risk to aquatic organ- isms within the paddy fields. The Committee considered the use unlikely to be harmful to bees but highlighted remaining uncertainty with regard to other non-target arthropods, which should be addressed by an extended test. This information was subsequently provided and evaluated. The Committee was further of the opinion that the operator exposure to cyhalofop-butyl has been adequately addressed. () OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 22. () Opinion of the scientific Committee on Plants on the evaluation of cyhalofop-butyl (DE-537) in the context of Council Directive 91/ 414[EEC concerning the placing of plant-protection products on the market (SCP/CYHALO/002 fina%, adopted 7 March 2001).