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Official Journal of the European Union
8.3.2011
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2011/31/EU
of 7 March 2011
amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a restriction of the use of the active substance
pirimiphos-methyl
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(6) Taking
into
account
the
draft
assessment
report,
its
addendum and the comments received from Member
States, from EFSA and from the notifier, the conclusion
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
continues to apply that plant protection products
Union,
containing pirimiphos-methyl may be expected to
satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in
Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in
Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July
particular with regard to the uses which have been
1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on
examined and detailed in the Commission review
the market (
report. It is, however, necessary to restrict the inclusion

1 ), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
of pirimiphos-methyl by excluding hand-held appli
cations.
Whereas:
(7) It
is
therefore
appropriate
to
amend
Directive
91/414/EEC accordingly.
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
5(5)
of
Directive
91/414/EEC
an inclusion may be reviewed at any time if there are
indications that the criteria referred to in paragraphs 1
and 2 of that Article are no longer satisfied.
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Directive
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(2) By
Commission
Directive
2007/52/EC
( 2 ) pirimiphos-
methyl was included as active substance in Annex I to
Directive 91/414/EEC. The specific provision concerning
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
that substance required the notifier however, to submit
further studies confirming the operator exposure
assessment.
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the
Annex to this Directive.
(3) On
22
September
2009
the
notifier
submitted
such
studies to the United Kingdom, which had been
designated rapporteur Member State by Commission
Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 451/2000 ( 3 ).
Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 October 2011 at
the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
(4) The
United
Kingdom
evaluated
those
studies
and necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith
submitted to the Commission an addendum to the
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions
draft assessment report on 25 February 2010, which
and a correlation table between those provisions and this
was circulated for comments to the other Member
Directive.
States, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and
the notifier. Account being taken of the draft assessment
report, that addendum was reviewed by the Member
They shall apply those provisions from 1 November 2011.
States and the Commission within the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and
finalised on 28 January 2011 in the format of a revision
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
of the Commission review report for pirimiphos-methyl
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a
of 16 March 2007.
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
(5) The
studies
included
in
the
review
report,
as
finalised
on
28 January 2011, show that the risk to operators is not
Article 3
acceptable when hand-held equipment is used.
Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC,
where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for
( 1 ) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 214, 17.8.2007, p. 3.
plant protection products containing pirimiphos-methyl as
( 3 ) OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25.
active substance by 31 October 2011.

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Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row 162 is replaced by the following:
‘162 pirimiphos-methyl O-2-diethylamino-6-methylpyrimidin-4-yl
≥ 880 g/kg 1
October
2007 30
September
2017 PART
A
CAS No 29232-93-7 O,O- dimethylphosphorothioate
Only uses as insecticide for post harvest storage can be
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authorised.

Hand-held applications shall not be authorised.
PART B
In assessing applications to authorise plant protection
products containing pirimiphos-methyl for uses other than
applications with automated systems in empty cereals store
houses, Member States shall pay particular attention to the
Off
criteria in Article 4(1)(b), and shall ensure that any necessary
data and information is provided before such an authori
icial
sation is granted.
Jour
For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex
nal
VI, the conclusions of the review report on pirimiphos-
of
methyl, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as
finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain
the
and Animal Health on 16 March 2007 shall be taken into
European
account.
In this overall assessment Member States must pay
particular attention to:
Union
— the operators safety. Authorised conditions of use must
prescribe the application of adequate personal protective
equipment including respiratory protective equipment
and risk mitigation measures to reduce the exposure,
— the dietary exposure of consumers in view of future
revisions of Maximum Residue Levels.’
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