No L 249/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 9. 94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 12 September 1994 concerning the withdrawal of authorizations for plant protection products . containing cyhalothrin as active substance (94/643/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to 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 Direc- tive 91/414/EEC (') concerning the placing on the market of plant protection products, and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof, ~ Whereas thalothriﬁ was one of the 90 active substances covered by the first stage of the work programme provided for in Article 8 (2) of Directive 91/414/EEC (%) ; Whereas for this substance no producer or Member State has notified an interest in obtaining the inclusion of this substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC; Whereas it has to be considered that the data required for re-evaluation of this substance will not be submitted in the framework of the work programme and that therefore a decision should be taken with the effect that current authorizations for plant protection products containing this active substance are withdrawn ; Whereas this Decision does not exclude that in future cyhalothrin is evaluated in the framework of the procee- dings provided for in Article 6 of Directive 91/414/EEC ; () OJ No L 366, 15. 12. 1992, p. 10. () OJ No L 230, 19. 8. 1991, p. 1. Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The Member States shall ensure : 1. that authorizations for plant protection products containing cyhalothrin are withdrawn within a period ~of six months from the date of the present Decision ; 2. that from the date of the present Decision no authori- zations for plant protection products containing cyha- lothrin will be granted or renewed under the deroga- tion provided for in Article 8 (2) of Directive '91/414/EEC. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 September 1994. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission