Short Report SCFCAH 15 April 2005 rev. 1

SCFCAH2/2005

SHORT REPORT
OF THE MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE FOOD CHAIN
AND ANIMAL HEALTH (PHYTOPHARMACEUTICALS SECTION) HELD ON
15April2005 INBRUSSELS

Brussels, 15April 2005

SANCO/10190/2005 rev.1

President : L. Smeets
23 Member States were present, Malta was absent and represented by Italy, Greece was absent and represented by Cyprus.
Qualified majority: 232 votes and 13 Member States in favour.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Decision of recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of pinoxaden in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC(draft Decision SANCO/10145/2005 rev. 0)

Vote: unanimous favourable opinion.

  1. Examination of a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of carbendazim in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/10410/2004/ rev 2, draft review report 5032/VI/98 rev 8)

Not discussed.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of MCPA in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/10415/2004 rev4, draft review report SANCO/4062/2001 rev6.)

The Committee took note of the Review report outlined in documentSANCO/4062/2001 rev 6.

It was recalled by the Commission that at the adoption of the Uniform Principles by Council in 1997, the Council and Commission agreed to the following declaration:
“The Council and the Commission note that application of this Directive is without prejudice to the legislation in force concerning the protection of workers. The Council and the Commission state that this principle will be unequivocally clarified in Directive 91/414/EEC on the occasion of the first amendment of that Directive. The Commission intends to submit a proposal for such amendment within one year from the date of notification of this Directive.”

Vote: unanimous favourable opinion.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of MCPB in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/10453/2004 rev4, draft review report SANCO/4063/2001 rev 3.3.)

The Committee took note of the Review report outlined in document SANCO/4063/2001 rev 3.3.

The same reference to the declaration in the Council in 1997 was made as for MCPA.

Vote: unanimous favourable opinion.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of chlorpyrifos in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/10066/2005 rev2, draft review report SANCO/3059/99 rev 1.4)

Not discussed.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of chlorpyrifos-methyl in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/10067/2005 rev 2, draft review report SANCO/3061/99 rev.1.4 )

Not discussed.

  1. Examination of a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of flusilazole in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/10439./2004 rev 2, draft review report 6850/VI/97 rev 71_2)

Not discussed.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive concerningthe inclusion of vinclozolin in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/…../2005 rev 0, draft review report…)

Not discussed.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of fenarimol in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/…../2005 rev 0, draft review report )

Not discussed.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of procymidone in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/…../2005 rev 0, draft review report)

Not discussed.

  1. Examination of a draft Commission Directive concerning the inclusion of warfarin in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Directive SANCO/10750/2003 rev 2; draft review report SANCO/10434/2004 rev 3)

Not discussed.

  1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Decision concerning the non-inclusion of naled in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (draft Decision SANCO/10022/2005 rev 2)

Vote: unanimous favourable opinion.

  1. Examination of a draft Guidance document on preparation of Review report for review Stage 2 substances and new active substances considered by EFSA (SANCO/10696/2004 rev 5)

The Committee took note of the document.

  1. Examination of a draft guidance document on preparation of lists of studies relied upon with a view to Annex I – inclusion of existing active substances (SANCO/10435/2004 rev 7)

The Committee took note of the document.

  1. Examination of a draft Guidance document on the taxonomic level of micro-organisms to be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC (SANCO/10754/2004 rev. 3)

The Committee took note of the document.

  1. Notifications under Article 8(4) of the Directive
    16.01Notification by DE– clothianidin (1)
    16.02Notification by DE – giberellic acid
    16.03Notification by DE – benzyladenine (1)
    16.04Notification by DE – benzyladenine (2)
    16.05Notification by DE – clothianidin (2)
    16.06Notification by SE – pheromones
    16.07Notification by SI – clothianidin
    16.08Notification by LV – Evotek
    16.09Notification by LV – Ipsgon-IT
    16.10Notification by LV – dried blood
    16.11Notification by SE – Mais Ter

The Committee took note of the documents sent by Germany, Sweden, Slovenia and Latvia.

  1. Tribenuron-methyl – list of studies for which data protection is claimed

Not discussed.

  1. Information on the draft Regulation on the placing of plant protection products on the market

Already discussed in the WG legislation, but not the Standing Committee.

  1. Chlorothalonil – Amended Review Report (cfr Pt. 27 WG Legislation)

The Committee took note of the document.

  1. Any other business

20.01Amendments in the guidance document on the preparation of complete dossiers for the inclusion of active substances in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC (article 5.3 and 8.2), (SANCO/10518/2004 rev. 3)

Some amendments have been done in three documents linked to this guidance document.

The Committee took note of these amended documents ‘comparison list rev. 11, ‘Completeness check form Annex II rev. 5’ and ‘Completeness check form Annex III rev. 5’.

20.02Guidance document on the assessment of the equivalence of technical materials of substances regulated under Council Directive 91/414/EEC (SANCO/10597/2003 rev 7)

Germany takes note of the guidance document, which has already been presented to the last meeting of the Standing Committee on 15 February 2005.

Germany regrets that it was not feasible to issue a harmonised guidance document together with the Biocides sector. However, Germany encourages the Commission to continue seeking for harmonisation also in future.

The measures on which the Committee has given its opinion are subject to the appropriate procedures for formal adoption by the Commission.

P. TESTORI COGGI
Director

Liste des participants à joindre au compte-rendu succinct

ComitéComité permanent de la chaîne alimentaire et de la santé animale - Pesticides Date: 15avril 2005

Etat Membre / Ministère ou Organisme / Nombre de personnes
BE / Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid Voedselketen en Leefmilieu / 1
CZ / State phytosanitary Administration PPP Division / 1
DK / Danish EPA / 1
DE / Bundesministerium für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung und Landwirtschaft / 2
EE / Ministry of Agriculture / 1
ES / Ministerio de Agricultura, P. y A. / 3
FR / Ministère de l’Agriculture, de lAlimentation, de la Pêche et des Affaires Rurales / 1
IE / Department of Agriculture & Food Pesticide Control Service / 1
IT / Ministero della Salute / 1
CY / Department of Agriculture / 1
LV / State Plant Protection Service / 1
LT / State Plant Protection Service / 1
LU / Ministère de l’Agriculture / 1
HU / Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Central Service for Plant Protection and S.C / 1
NL / Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality / 4
AT / Ministry of Agriculture and Foresty, Environment and Water / 1
PL / Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development / 1
PT / Ministério de Agricultura / 1
SI / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Food of the Republic of Slovenia / 1
SK / Ministry of Agriculture / 1
FI / Plant Production Inspection Centre / 2
SE / National Chemicals Inspectorate / 2
UK / Pesticides Safety Directorate / 4
COM / European Commission / 7
EFSA / European Food Safety Authority / 1

Short Report SCFCAH 15 April 2005 rev. 1

URN / LANGUAGE / VERSION / LINGUISTIC / FILENAME / OVERWRITE / TITLE / KEYWORDS / AUTHOR / EXPIRATION / RANKING / ABSTRACT / ISSUE DATE / REFERENCE / STATUS
518649 / EN / 1.0 / 1 / CADDY.xml-introduction.pdf / Pt. 38.05 CADDY-xml-project: Introduction / REINERT Wolfgang / Public / 18/04/2005 / Draft
519411 / EN / 1.0 / 1 / Draft_Guidance_Document_Review_Report_rev5_(15-04-2005).doc / Pt. 13: Guidance on preparation of review reports - final / SMEETS Louis Maria / Public / 19/04/2005 / Draft
519398 / EN / 1.0 / 1 / DIR MCPA-MCPB 10087 rev 2.doc / Pt. 03: Directive MCPA and MCPB / PITTON Patrizia / Public / 19/04/2005 / Draft
519413 / EN / 1.0 / 1 / naled decision non-inclusion 10022 rev.2.doc / Pt. 12: Decision Naled / PITTON Patrizia / Public / 19/04/2005 / Draft
519414 / EN / 1.0 / 1 / 05-03-09_Guidance Essential studies rev 7_SANCO-10435-2004.doc / Pt. 14: Guidance on essential studies final / SMEETS Louis Maria / Public / 19/04/2005 / Draft