L 147/114 Official Journal of the European Union 17.5.2014 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 15 May 2014 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the active substances pinoxaden and meptyldinocap (notified under document C(2014) 3059) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/289/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ("), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (3, and in particular Article 80(1)(a) thereof, Whereas: (1)  In accordance with Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Directive 91/414/EEC shall continue to apply to active substances for which a decision has been adopted in accordance with Article 6(3) of Directive 91/414/[EEC before 14 June 2011. (2)  Inaccordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in March 2004 the United Kingdom received an applica- tion from Syngenta Crop Protection AG for the inclusion of the active substance pinoxaden in Annex I to Direct- ive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2005/459/EC (*) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex II to that Directive. (3)  In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414EEC, in August 2005 the United Kingdom received an appli- cation from Dow Agrosciences for the inclusion of the active substance meptyldinocap in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2006/589/EC (*) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex II to that Directive. (4)  Confirmation of the completeness of the dossiers was necessary in order to allow them to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods of up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the conditions relating to the detailed assess- ment of the active substances and the plant protection products in the light of the requirements laid down by that Directive. (5) For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The rapporteur Member State submitted the respective draft assessment reports to the Commission on 30 November 2005 (pinoxaden) and 25 October 2006 (meptyldinocap). () OJL230,19.8.1991,p. 1. () OJL309,24.11.2009,p. 1. (®) Commission Decision 2005/459/EC of 22 June 2005 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossier submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of pinoxaden in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 160, 23.6.2005, p. 32). (*) Commission Decision 2006/589/EC of 31 August 2006 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of aviglycine HCl, mandipropamid and meptyldinocap in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 240, 2.9.2006, p. 9).