No L 366/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 12. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8 (2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market ("), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof, "Whereas the Commission is to commence a programme of work for the gradual examination of active substances available on the market two years after the date of noti- fication of Directive 91/414/EEC; Whereas, given the very high number of active substances on the market on that date, a selection has already been made, taking into account in a balanced manner such aspects as health and/or environmental concern, the possibility of residues in treated products, the importance of the preparations containing these substances for agri- culture, any manifest data gaps (or, conversely, the presence of a complete, updated data package), and any similarity of chemical or biological properties ; Whereas the relationship between producers, Member States and the Commission and the obligations on each of the parties for the implementation of the programme should be laid down; ‘ Whereas a notification procedure has to be provided by which interested producers have the right to inform the Commission of their interest in securing the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I to the Directive and of their undertaking to submit all the requisite information for a proper evaluation of, and decision on, that active substance in the light of the criteria for inclusion set out in Article 5 of Directive 91/414/EEC ; Whereas it is necessary to define the obligations of noti- fiers with regard to the formats, the periods and the re- cipient authorities for the information to be submitted; whereas the administrative consequences which shall follow if these obligations are not satisfied have to be defined ; Whereas technical or scientific information about the potentially dangerous effects of an active substance or its residues submitted within the relevant time-limits by any other interested parties should also be taken into consid- eration for this evaluation ; (') OJ No L 230, 19. 8. 1991, p. 1, as corrected in O] No L 170, 25. 6. 1992, p. 40. Whereas the evaluation studies should be distributed among the competent authorities of the Member States ; whereas, therefore, for each active substance a rapporteur Member State should be designated to examine and evaluate the information submitted, in close consultation with experts from other Member States, and to present to the Commission the results of the assessment and a recommendation that a decision be taken with regard to the active substance concerned ; Whereas the proceedings established under this Regula- tion should not prejudice proceedings to be undertaken in the framework of other Community legislations ; Whereas, in order to avoid duplication of work, and in particular experiments involving vertebrate animals, specific provisions have to be provided to stimulate producers to submit collective dossiers ; Whereas the procedures under the Regulation should not prejudice the possibility of investigation and prohibitory action under Council Directive 79/117/EEC (3, as last amended by Commission Directive 91/188/EEC (*), where information becomes available to the Commission showing that the requirements for prohibition provided for in Directive 79/117/EEC may be satisfied ; whereas at the time of adoption of this Regulation such information regarding Atrazin and Quintozene is under particular examination ; Whereas procedural and administrative measures have to be taken at this time in order to ensure that the evalua- tion of active substances can effectively start from the date of implementation of Directive 91/414/EEC; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 t. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8 (2) of Directive 91/414/EEC (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Directive’). The first stage involves an assessment of the substances listed in Annex 1 to this Regulation with a view to their possible inclusion ) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 36. % OJ No L 92, 13. 4. 1991, p. 42.