No L:159/58 Official -Journal of the European Communities 10. 6. 89 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 30 May 1989 amending Directive 79/117/EEC prohibiting the placing on the market and use . of plant protection products containing certain active substances (89/365/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products-containing certain active: ~substances ('), as last amended by Directive 87/477/EEC (3), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof, Having regard to-the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Directive 79/117/EEC provided for the contents of its Annex to be regularly amended to- take account of the development of scientific and technical knowledge ; Whereas, by Directive 86/355/EEC (*), amending the Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC, the marketing and use of -ethylene oxide as a -plant protection product was prohibited, subject to certain temporary national exceptions for certain minor commodities, where special need exists, until other methods of treatment become available ; Whereas these -exceptions will expire on 31 December 1989 ; Whereas the Commission has reviewed the situation concerning possible satisfactory alternative methods of treatment to replace ethylene oxide ; whereas it appears from this review that, at- present, there is no -such alternative method of treatment generally available in respect of two of these exceptions; Whereas, accordingly, it seems necessary to. postpone. the expiry date of these two exceptions, () OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36. () O] No L 273, 26. 9. 1987, p. 40. () O No L 212, 2. 8. 1986, p. 33. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Avrticle 1 The Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC is hereby amended as follows : In entry C ‘Ethylene oxide’, in the right-hand column, the final sentence is replaced by the following : ‘Derogations (a), (d), and (e¢) shall expire on 31 December 1989 at the latest and derogations (b) and (c) on 31 December 1990 at the latest. Article 2 Member States shall bring into force the:laws, regulations. and administrative provisions necessary to- comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1989. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member. States.- Done at Brussels, 30 May 1989. For the Council The President C. ROMERO HERRERA