L 97/38 Official Journal of the European Union 15.4.2005 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 31 March 2005 concerning the non-inclusion of cresylic acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, kasugamycin and polyoxin in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (notified under document number C(2005) 975) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/303/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, limit. As a consequence, these active substances should not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and Member States should withdraw all authorisations for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European plant protection products containing these substances. Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 (3)  For the active substances for which there is only a short concerning the placing of plant protection products on the period of advance notice for the withdrawal of plant market ('), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article protection products containing such substances, it is 8(2) thereof, reasonable to provide for a period of grace for disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks for a period of no longer than 12 Whereas: months to allow existing stocks to be used in no more than one further growing season. In cases where a longer advance notice period is provided, such period can be (1)  Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a shortened to expire at the end of the growing season. Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in Annex I to that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work. (4)  For dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, kasugamycin and polyoxin, information has been presented and evaluated by the Commission together with Member State experts which has shown a need for further use of the substance concerned. In such cases temporary measures should be provided for to enable the development of alternatives. () Commission Regulation (EC) No 451/2000(?) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 () lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second and third stages of the programme of work (5)  The measures .provided for. in this Decision are in referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC. For accordgnce with  the opinion Of. the  Standing active substances for which a notifier fails to fulfil its Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, obligations under these Regulations no completeness check or evaluation of the dossier shall be performed. For cresylic acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, kasu- gamycin and polyoxin either no complete dossier has HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: been submitted or the notifier has declared that no dossier will be submitted within the prescribed time () O] L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/58/EC (O] L 120, 24.4.2004, p. 26). Article 1 2 OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. Regulati last ded by Regu- . . . . . X lagion (EC) No 1044/2%03 (0] efula';llonl 3.56;30;“131 362). y Rest Cresylic acid, dichlorophen, imazamethabenz, kasugamycin and () OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23. Regulation as last amended by Regu- polyoxin shall not be included in Annex I to Directive lation (EC) No 1744/2004 (O] L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 23). 91/414/EEC.