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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

DANISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Translation LK

October 19999

STATUTORY ORDER NO. 68973 OF AUGUST 204, 19979,

ON TOTAL OR PARTIAL BAN ON CERTAIN PESTICIDES

(ban on pesticides containing propineb)

In pursuance of section 35d(1), point 1, of Act on Chemical Substances and Products, cf. Consolidated Act no. 21 of January 16, 1996, as last amended by Act no. 231 of April 21, 1999, the following provisions are laid down:

1.-(1) In Annex 2 of Act on Chemical Substances and Products, List A shall read as specified in the Annex to this Order.

2.-(1) This Order enters into force on September 8August 30, 19997.

(2) Import and sale in all linkstages of the pestibiocides specified in the Annex to this Order which contain captan, deltamethrin, dichlorvos, and plant protection products containing isoproturondiquat, fenarimol, guazatine, iprodione, thiram, trifluralin and vinclozolin as active substances may take place until DecSeptember 131, 19979. Applications of dichlorvos and isoproturon which have been approved up till now may continue until December 1, 1999.

(3) (3) Import and sale by former licence holders of the biocides covered by the Annex and containing bis(tributyltin)oxide, are prohibited. Resale and sale by former licence holders of bis(tributyltin)oxide sent back from impregnation plants are allowed until March 1, 1000. Applications of biocides containing bis(tributyltin)oxide which have been allowed until now may continue until June 1, 2002.

(4) Import and sale in all stages of the plant protection products specified in the Annex and containing propineb are allowed until December 31, 1999. Applications of plant protection products containing propineb which have been allowed until now may continue until September 1, 2000.

Applications of pesticides containing vinclozolin, which have been approved up till now, may continue until December 31, 1997. Applications of pesticides containing captan, deltamethrin, dichlorvos, fenarimol, guazatine, thiram and trifluralin, which have been approved up till now, may continue until August 1, 1998. Applications of pesticides containing diquat and iprodion, which have been approved up till now, may continue until October 1, 1998.

3.-(1) Statutory Order from the Ministry of Environment and Energy no. 790189 of August 30March 22,, 19996, is repealed.

Ministry of Environment and Energy

August 240, 19997

Svend Auken

/Niels Juul JensenHelge Andreasen


ANNEX

LIST A

Active substances which shall not be used in Denmark in pesticides or groups thereof:

Plant protection products:

2,4-D (all autumn applications and spring applications depositing more than 100 g/year of active substance/ha on the soil surface)

Atrazine

Captan[1]

Cyanazine

Dazomet (for soil disinfection)[2]

Deltamethrin (for outdoor use)1

Diazinon (for outdoor use)2

Dichlobenil 2

Dichlorprop (all autumn applications and spring applications depositing more than 60 g/year of active substance/ha on the soil surface)

Dichlorprop-P (all autumn applications and spring applications depositing more than 60 g/year of active substance/ha on the soil surface)

Dichlorvos1

Diquat1

Fenarimol1

Guazatine1

Hexazinone

Iprodione1

Isoproturon[3]

Lindane

Maleic hydrazide (as potassium salt)2

MCPA (all autumn applications and spring applications depositing more than 100 g/year of active substance/ha on the soil surface)

Mecochlorprop (all autumn applications and spring applications depositing more than 100 g/year of active substance/ha on the soil surface)

Mechlorprop-P (all autumn applications and spring applications depositing more than 100 g/year of active substance/ha on the soil surface)

Paraquat

Propachlor

Propineb5

Thiabendazol (for outdoor use)

Thiophanate-methyl (as spray)2

Thiram (certain uses except for dressing of beet and sugar beet seeds, seed potato and seed crop sown indoor and intended for planting out, dip coating of flower bulbs and spraying of decorative plants with emulsion)1

Trifluralin1

Vinclozolin1

Ziram2

Biocides

Dichlorvos (against insects)[4]

Bis(tributyltin)oxide (against fungus attacking wood)4

[1] The decision iswas made with reference to the following plant protection products:

captan: Capidol Flowable, KVK Captan Flowable, Captan 83

deltamethrin: Decis 2,5 EC, Decis Micro, Inter-Deltamethrin, IT-Deltamethrin, LFS Detlamethrin

dichlorvos: Vapona 50

diquat: Reglone

fenarimol: Rubigan 12 EC

guazatine: Panoctine 30, Panoctine Aqua, Panoctine Plus, Panoctine Plus S, Premis Geta

iprodione: Rovral Flo, Rovral Aqua, Rapsodi, Granit Or, Rovral 50 WP, Inter-Iprodion

thiram: DLG Thiram 80 (for spraying), KVK Thiram 80, KVK Thiram F, KVK Thiram F Bejdse (for seed dressing of pea, cabbage, bean, rape), KVK Svovl Thiram (for fruit farming), Midol Svovl Thiram Emulsion (for fruit farming), Vitavax 200 FF, Thiram SC 530 (for pea, bean)

trifluralin: Treflan, Treflan Plus, Devrinol Kombi, KVK Trifluralin 480, Inter-Trifluralin 480, DLG Trifluralin JBC Trifluralin 480 D, Ekspert, IT-Trifluralin, PLK Trifluralin 48

vinclozolin: Ronilan FL, Ronilan DF

[2] The decision wasis made with reference to the following plant protection products, cf. Statutory Order from the Ministry of Environment and Energy no. 790 of August 30, 1996:

dazomet: Basamid Granulat

diazinon: Basudin 10 Granulat, Basudin 25 Emulsion

dichlobenil: Casoron G, EK Total Strø, Inter-Dichlobenil, LFS Dichlobenil, Prefix G, Prefic Garden

maleic hydrazine: Antergon MH 180

thiophanate-methyl: Topsin M, Topsin Fl

ziram: AAprotect

[3] The decision was made with reference to the following plant protection products, cf. previous Danish EPA Statutory order no. 189 of March 22, 1999.

isoproturon: Arelon Fl E, Bison, DLG Isoproturone, Doublet, GK Isoproturone, Graminon 500 SC, INTER-Isoproturon 500, INTER-Isoproturon, INTER-IPU 83 DRY, INTER-IPU 500 SC, Isoguard, Isoproturon 500 SC, IT-Isoproturon 500, IT-IPU, LFS Isoproturon, LFS Isoproturon 500, KVK Isoproturon, ND Isoproturon 500 FL, Quintil 500, Stefes Isoproturon 700, Tolkan, Tolkan Pro.

[4]4The decision which was notified in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC, codifying the information procedure of Directive 83/189/EEC, was made with reference to the following biocides:

dichlorvos; Vapona Strip:

bis(tributylin)oxide: Sigmatox Grundingsolie, Vascol 2159, Vascol 2158, Vascol 2157, Vascol 2151, Konvac vacuum impregnating liquid 6106-2000, Intra Grundingsolie, Solignum Grundingsolie, ColVac Høj, Col-Vac Lav and Bridex 20.

5 The decision was made with reference to the following plant protection product: Antracol MN