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20.8.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
215/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 834/2011
of 19 August 2011
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) The
substances
ethalfluralin,
indolylacetic
acid
and
thio
bencarb have not been included as active substances in
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, with the effect that
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
those active substances are banned for pesticide use
Union,
and thus should be added to the lists of chemicals
contained in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation
(EC) No 689/2008.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the
export and import of dangerous chemicals ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 22(4) thereof,
(4) The
substance
guazatine
has
not
been
included
as
an
active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC
and guazatine, as referred to as guazatine triacetate, has
Whereas:
not been included as an active substance in Annex I, IA

or IB to Directive 98/8/EC, with the effect that guazatine
is banned for pesticide use and thus should be added to
the lists of chemicals contained in Parts 1 and 2 of
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
689/2008
implements
the
Rotterdam
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008. The addition
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for
of guazatine to Annex I was suspended due to a new
certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in inter
application for inclusion in Annex I to Directive
national trade, signed on 11 September 1998 and
91/414/EEC submitted pursuant to Article 13 of
approved, on behalf of the Community, by Council
Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of
Decision 2003/106/EC ( 2 ).
17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards
a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment
(2) Annex
I
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
689/2008
should
be
of active substances which were part of the programme
amended to take into account regulatory action in
of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but
respect of certain chemicals taken pursuant to Council
have not been included into its Annex I ( 6 ). This new
Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the
application has been withdrawn by the applicant with
placing of plant protection products on the market ( 3 ),
the effect that the reason for suspending the addition
Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the
to Annex I disappeared. Therefore, the substance
Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of
guazatine should be added to the lists of chemicals
biocidal products on the market ( 4 ) and Regulation (EC)
contained in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation
No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
(EC) No 689/2008.
Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the regis
tration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of
chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals
Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing
(5) The
substance
1,3-dichloropropene
has
not
been
Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission
included as an active substance in Annex I to Directive
Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council
91/414/EEC, with the effect that 1,3-dichloropropene is
Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives
banned for pesticide use and thus should be added to the
91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC ( 5 ).
lists of chemicals contained in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008. The addition of 1,3-
( 1 ) OJ L 204, 31.7.2008, p. 1.
dichloropropene to Part 2 of Annex I was suspended due
( 2 ) OJ L 63, 6.3.2003, p. 27.
to a new application for inclusion in Annex I to Directive
( 3 ) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
( 6 ) OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5.

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91/414/EEC submitted pursuant to Article 13 of Regu
(8) In
order
to
allow
enough
time
for
Member
States
and
lation (EC) No 33/2008. This new application resulted
industry to take the measures necessary for the imple
again in the decision not to include the substance 1,3-
mentation of this Regulation, its application should be
dichloropropene as an active substance in Annex I to
deferred.
Directive 91/414/EEC with the effect that 1,3-dich
loropropene remains banned for pesticide use and that
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
the reason for suspending the addition to Part 2 of
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab
Annex I disappeared. Therefore, the substance 1,3-dich
lished by Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,
loropropene should be added to the list of chemicals
contained in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
689/2008.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
(6) The
substance
haloxyfop-P
has
been
included
as
an
active
substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, with the
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 is amended in
effect that haloxyfop-P is no longer banned for pesticide
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
use. Consequently the active substance, as referred to as
haloxyfop-R, should be deleted from Part 1 of Annex I to
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 689/2008.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(7) Annex
I
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
689/2008
should
therefore be amended accordingly.
It shall apply from 1 October 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 August 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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20.8.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 is amended as follows:
(1) Part 1 is amended as follows:
(a) the following entries are added:
Use
Countries for
Chemical CAS
No Einecs
No CN
code Subcategory
(
which no

* )
limitation
(
notification

** )
is required
‘Ethalfluralin + 55283-68-6 259-564-3 2921
43
00 p(1)
b
Guazatine + 108173-90-6
236-855-3 3808
99
90 p(1)-p(2) b-b
115044-19-4
Indolylacetic acid + 87-51-4 201-748-2 2933
99
80 p(1)
b
Thiobencarb + 28249-77-6 248-924-5 2930
20
00 p(1) b’
(b) the following entry is deleted:
Use
Countries for
Chemical CAS
No Einecs
No CN
code Subcategory
(
which no

* )
limitation
(
notification

** )
is required
‘Haloxyfop-R +
95977-29-0
n.a.
2933 39 99
p(1) b’
(Haloxyfop-P-
(72619-32-0)
(406-250-0)
(2933 39 99)
methyl ester)
(2) in Part 2 the following entries are added:
Chemical CAS
RN Einecs
No CN
code Category
( * )
Use
limitation ( ** )
‘1,3-dich
542-75-6 208-826-5 2903
29
00
p
b
loropropene
Ethalfluralin 55283-68-6 259-564-3 2921
43
00
p
b
Guazatine 108173-90-6
236-855-3 3808
99
90
p
b
115044-19-4
Indolylacetic acid 87-51-4 201-748-2 2933
99
80
p
b
Thiobencarb 28249-77-6 248-924-5 2930
20
00
p b’

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