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S.I. No. 88/1991 - European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1991 S.I. No. 88/1991 - European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991. S.I. No. 88/1991 - European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 88 of 1991. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF PESTICIDES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1991. I, MICHAEL O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 , (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive No. 78/631/EEC of 26 June 1978

(1), Council Directive 81/187/EEC of 26 March 1981
(2), and Commission Directive 84/291/EEC of 18 April 1984
(3), hereby make the following Regulations: 1.
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.
(2)These Regulations shall come into operation on the 19 day of April, 1991.
(3)The European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) Regulations, 1985 to 1989, and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) Regulations, 1985 to 1991, and shall be construed together as one. 2. In these Regulations— "the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 370 of 1985 ); "the Regulations of 1987" means the European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) (Amendment) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 207 of 1987 ). "the Regulations of 1989" means the European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Pesticides) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 149 of 1989 ).
(1)O.J. No. L 206/13 29.7.1978.
(2)O.J. No. L 88/29 2.4.1981.
(3)O.J. No. L 144/1 30.5.
  2. Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for Regulation 6 of the following Regulation: "6.
(1)(
  1. a)Subject to subparagraph (
  2. b)and (
  3. c)of this paragraph, in addition to complying with the requirements of Regulation 5 of these Regulations, pesticides to which these Regulations apply shall be classified as to their toxicity, and such classification shall be made in the manner specified in Article 3 of the Directive of 1978, and in making such classification whichever of the reference values specified in subparagraph (a), (
  4. b)or (
  5. c)of paragraph
(1)of the said Article 3 is appropriate shall be used, and values shall be determined and tests shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of that paragraph. (
  1. b)Subject to subparagraph (
  2. d)of this paragraph, where a pesticide to which these regulations apply contains not more than one active substance, it may, with the consent of the Minister, be classified as to its toxicity by means of a calculation in accordance with Annexes V and VI, and where Annex VI does not contain Ld50 figures for particular pesticides, the LD50 figures specified in the WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification 1990-91 (World Health Organisation WHO/PCS 90.1 REV 1) shall be used. (
  3. c)Subject to subparagraph (
  4. d)of this paragraph, where a pesticide to which these Regulations apply contains more than one active substance, it may, with the consent of the Minister, be classified as to its toxicity by means of a calculation in accordance with Annex VIII and where Annex VIII does not include a class and subclass for particular pesticides, the equivalent class and subclass specified in the WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification 1990-91 (World Health Organisation WHO/PCS/90.1 REV 1) shall be used. (
  5. d)A pesticide to which these Regulations apply shall be classified in the manner mentioned in subparagraph (
  6. b)or (
  7. c)of this paragraph only if— (
  8. i)it satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (
  9. a)or (
  10. b)of Article 3
(2)of the Directive of 1978; and (ii) the assumption specified in the said Article 3
(2)can be made on the grounds so specified. (
  1. e)If when making a classification pursuant to the requirements of subparagraphs (
  2. b)or (
  3. c)of this paragraph, facts appear which leave the correctness of the classification open to doubt, the Minister may require the calculation to be replaced by toxicological tests referred to in Article 3
(4)of the Directive of 1978.
(2)Notwithstanding paragraph
(1)of this Regulation, where the conditions specified in Article 3
(5)of the Directive of 1978 apply, additional toxicological data may be taken into account for the purposes of the classification of pesticides to which these Regulations apply.". 4. The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by the substitution for Regulation 7 (as amended by the Regulations of 1989) of the following Regulation: "7.
(1)Where a pesticide is classified in compliance with the requirements of Regulation 6 of these Regulations, the person on whose behalf the classification is made shall send to the Minister for consideration by him three copies of an accurate record of the studies conducted and information used to propose a classification or classifications and to establish the nature and extent of foreseeable risks which the handling or use of the pesticide entails, together with relevant supporting documentation and materials, as may be specified from time to time by the Minister, together with the particulars of any safety precautions or other recommendations and the conclusions reached as a result of the studies, information and materials.
(2)(
  1. a)In the case of a pesticide which is placed on the market on or before the commencement of these Regulations, the pesticide shall no longer be placed on the market or used unless the record of the studies conducted and the information, documentation and materials to which it relates are submitted for approval at a time to be specified by the Minister and are approved by him. (
  2. b)In the case of a pesticide which is not placed on the market on or before the commencement of these Regulations, the pesticide shall not be cleared and placed on the market or used unless the record of the studies conducted and the information, documentation and materials to which it relates have been approved by the Minister. (
  3. c)In the case of a pesticide referred to in subparagraph (
  4. b)of this paragraph and notwithstanding the provisions of that subparagraph or of paragraph
(1), where the pesticide is similar to and considered by the Minister to involve no greater risk for man or for the environment than a pesticide referred to in subparagraph (
  1. a)of this paragraph, and for which a date has not yet been specified as the date by which the studies conducted and the supporting information, documentation and materials are to be submitted, permission may be granted by the Minister on approval of an accurate record of a limited number of studies, information supporting documentation and materials, as specified from time to time by the Minister, to market such a pesticide. (
  2. d)In the case of a pesticide in relation to which the record of the studies conducted and the information, documentation and materials have neither been approved nor submitted for approval by the Minister under subparagraph (
  3. a)or (
  4. b)of this paragraph, notwithstanding non-compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, an authorised officer acting on behalf of the Minister, where there is no apparent risk to man or to the environment through the placing on the market or use of such a pesticide, may, by a notice in writing given to the owner or person in apparent charge or control, permit the controlled placing on the market or use of existing stocks of the pesticide subject to specified conditions. (
  5. e)The Minister may, on a request being made to him in that behalf by a person who had been granted clearance in respect of a pesticide under this paragraph, withdraw his approval in respect of that pesticide.". 5. Regulation 17 (inserted by the Regulations of 1987) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended—
(1)(a) By the insertion in paragraph
(1)(inserted by the Regulations of 1989) after subparagraph (
  1. d)of the following subparagraph: "(
  2. e)a fee of £300 shall be payable in each case where an application is made for permission to market under Regulation 7
(2)(
  1. c)of these Regulations. This fee shall not be offset against the fees mentioned in subparagraph (
  2. a)and (
  3. b)of this paragraph.", and (
  4. b)by the substitution for paragraph
(2)of the following paragraph. "
(2)(
  1. a)Every grant of an approval of documentation and materials and for clearance of pesticides shall be for 12 months from the date of such grant and shall be renewable at the discretion of the Minister for a maximum of 9 further periods of 12 months on an application being made in that behalf to the Minister and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee set out in Part 2 of the Second Schedule to these Regulations and on a request being made to him in that behalf. (
  2. b)The Minister may reduce the fee payable under this paragraph where he is satisfied that the wholesale sales of a pesticide during the previous 12 month period did not exceed 50 times the fee payable under this paragraph to the Minister.". 6. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion after the definition of "Annex VII" of the following definition: " 'Annex VIII' (which is set out in the Schedule hereto) means Annex II to the Directive of 1978 as amended by Council Directive 81/187/EEC of 26 March 1981 and Commission Directive 84/291/EEC of 18 April 1984;" 7. The Schedule to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion after Annex VII of the following Annex: "Annex VIII (Annex II to Council Directive 78/631/EEC as amended by Council Directive 81/187/EEC and adapted by Commission Directive 84/291/EEC). Classification by calculation of pesticides containing more than one active substance (See Article 3
(3))
  1. For the purpose of applying the method of calculation for the classification of pesticides which contain more than one active substance, the dangerous substances used in their preparation are divided into categories and sub-categories in accordance with the list in point
  3. The following formula shall be used for the classification of a pesticide: Σ ä(P x I) Where: P = the percentage by weight of each dangerous substance present in the pesticide; I = the distinguishing index of the sub-category to which each substance belongs. It is assigned for every percentage unit of the substance in question present in the pesticide. In particular, I breaks down into the following: I1: for classifying solid pesticides as toxic or harmful; I2: for classifying liquid or gaseous pesticides as toxic or harmful. The values of the indices I1 and I2 are given in the table below: Table of Classification Indices Category to which the substance belongs Pesticide classification indices Solid Liquid or gaseous I1 (=conc.%) I2 (=conc.%) Category I I/a 500 (= 1%) 500 (= 1%) I/b 100 (= 5%) 125 (= 4%) I/c 15 (= 33%) 25 (= 20%) Category II II/a 5 (=100%) 10 (= 50%) II/b 2 (=100%) 4 (=100%) II/c 1 (=100%) 2 (=100%) II/d 0.5 (=100%) 1 (=100%)
  4. Pesticides containing one or more of the substances listed in point 5 are regarded as toxic if the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the percentage by weight P of the various substances present in the pesticide by the respective indices I1 or I2 is greater than 500, i.e.: —for solid pesticides: Σ(P x I1) > 500; —for liquid or gaseous pesticides: Σ(P x I2) > 500;
  5. Pesticides containing one or more of the substances listed in point 5 are regarded as harmful if the sum of the products referred to in point 3 is 500 or less but greater than 25 for solid pesticides, or 500 or less but greater than 40 for liquid or gaseous pesticides, i.e.: —for solid pesticides: 25 1) 500; —for liquid or gaseous pesticides: 40 2) ≤
  6. When the result of this calculation is 25 or less for a solid pesticide or 40 or less for a liquid or gaseous one, the pesticide is not classified.
  7. List of active substances, divided into classes and subclasses. The substances bearing the indication (NT) cannot be transferred into other classes. Class I/a No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Directive 67/548/ EEC 006-008-00-0 Antu (NT) 015-056-00-1 Azinphos-ethyl 015-039-00-9 Azinphos-methyl 006--029-00-5 Dioxacarb 006-026-00-9 Carbofuran 015-071-00-3 Chlorfenvinphos 606-014-00-9 Chlorophacinone (NT) 015-038-00-3 Coumaphos 607-059-00-7 Coumatetralyl 613-004-00-8 Crimidine (NT) 015-070-00-8 Cyanthoate (NT) Cycloheximide (NT) 015-028-00-9 Demeton-O (NT) 015-029-00-4 Demeton-S (NT) 015-088-00-6 Dialifos 015-073-00-4 Dicrotophos 015-061-00-9 Dimefox (NT) 015-063-00-X Dioxathion 609-020-00-X DNOC 015-060-00-3 Disulfoton (NT) 602-051-00-X Endrin 015-036-00-2 EPN Ethoprophos 015-090-00-7 Fensulfothion (NT) 607-078-00-0 Fluenetil (NT) 616-002-00-5 Fluoroacetamide 015-091-00-2 Fonofos 602-053-00-0 Isobenzan (NT) 006-009-00-6 Isolan 015-094-00-9 Mephosfolan 015-095-00-4 Methamidophos 015-069-00-2 Methidathion Methomyl Mevinphos (NT) 015-072-00-9 Monocrotophos 614-001-00-4 Nicotine 650-004-00-7 Norbormide (NT) 015-034-00-1 Parathion (NT) 015-035-00-7 Parathion-methyl (NT) 015-033-00-6 Phorate (NT) Phospholan 015-022-00-6 Phosphamidon Promurit (NT) 015-032-00-0 Prothoate 015-026-00-8 Schradan 614-003-00-5 Strychnine 015-027-00-3 Sulfotep (NT) 015-025-00-2 TEPP (NT) Thionazin (NT) 015-024-00-7 Triamiphos 015-098-00-0 Trichloronate 607-056-00-0 Warfarin (NT) 602-049-00-9 Dieldrin 604-002-00-8 Pentachlorophenol 602-008-00-5 Tetrachloromethane (NT) 602-002-00-3 Bromomethane (NT) 006-003-00-3 Carbon disulphide (NT) 015-004-00-8 Aluminium phosphide (NT) 015-006-00-9 Zinc phosphide (NT) 602-010-00-6 1, 2-Dibromoethane (NT) 603-023-00-X Ethylene oxide (NT) Class I/b No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Direction 67/548/EEC 605-008-00-3 2-Propenal (Acrolein) 602-048-00-3 Aldrin 603-015-00-6 2-Propen-1-ol 006-018-00-5 Aminocarb 015-064-00-5 Bromophos-ethyl Crotoxyphos 015-044-00-6 Carbophenothion 015-086-00-5 Coumithoate 015-031-00-5 Demeton-S-methyl 015-078-00-1 Demeton-S-methyl sulphone 015-019-00-X Dichlorvos 006-040-00-5 Dimetilan 609-025-00-7 Dinoseb 609-026-00-2 Salts and esters of dinoseb 609-030-00-4 Dinoterb 609-031-00-X Salts and esters of dinoterb 607-055-00-5 Endothal-sodium 015-049-00-3 Endothion 611-003-00-7 Fenaminosulf 015-045-00-1 Mecarbam 015-066-00-6 Omethoate Heptachlor epoxide No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Direction 67/548/EEC 006-023-00-2 006-023-00-2 Methiocarb 006-037-00-9 Promecarb Class I/c No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Directive 67/548/EEC 608-006-00-0 Bromoxynil 602-044-00-1 Camphechlor 606-019-00-6 Chlordecone 015-085-00-X Chlorphonium 015-084-00-4 Chlorpyrifos 613-013-00-7 Cyanazine 602-045-00-7 DDT 015-030-00-X Demeton-O-methyl 602-021-00-6 1, 2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 006-010-00-1 Dimetan 006-028-00-X Dinobuton 006-029-00-5 Dioxacarb 650-008-00-9 Drazoxolon 602-052-00-5 endosulfan 015-047-00-2 Ethion 015-048-00-8 Fenthion 050-003-00-6 Fentin acetate 050-004-00-1 Fentin hydroxide 602-046-00-2 Heptachlor 608-007-00-6 Ioxynil 602-043-00-6 Lindane 615-002-00-2 Methyl isothiocyanate 015-099-00-6 Pirimiphos-ethyl 006-016-00-4 Propoxur 015-050-00-9 Thiometon 015-059-00-8 Vamidothion Class II/a No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Directive 67/548/EEC 612-052-00-7 2-Aminobutane 006-011-00-7 Carbaryl 650-007-00-3 Chlordimeform 607-039-00-8 2, 4-D 006-019-00-0 Di-allate 015-068-00-7 Dichlofenthion 015-089-00-1 Ethoate-methyl 613-015-00-8 Fenazaflor 015-057-00-7 Formothion 607-079-00-6 Kelevan 080-003-00-1 Mercurous chloride 613-018-00-4 Morfamquat, and salts 006-014-00-3 Nabam 015-097-00-5 Phenthoate 015-101-00-5 015-040-00-4 Phosmet Diazinon Ioxynil octanoate Class II/b No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Directive 67/548/EEC 015-080-00-2 Amidithion 602-047-00-8 Chlordane 607-074-00-9 Chlorfenac 015-087-00-0 Cyanophos 050-002-00-0 Cyhexatin 613-008-00-X Dazomet 613-021-00-0 Dithianon 015-054-00-0 Fenitrothion 605-005-00-7 Metaldehyde 015-055-00-6 Naled 607-041-00-9 2, 4, 5-T 607-042-00-4 Salts and esters of 2, 4, 5-T 006-005-00-4 Thiram 015-021-00-0 Trichlorphon 609-024-00-1 Binapacryl 015-051-00-4 Dimethoate Class II/c No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Directive 67/548/EEC 015-079-00-7 Acephate 006-025-00-3 Allethrin 616-004-00-6 Allidochlor Barium carbonate 015-083-00-9 Bensulide 603-049-00-1 Chlorfenethol 616-005-00-1 Chlorthiamid 607-057-00-6 Coumachlor 015-074-00-X Crufomate 607-083-00-8 2, 4-DB 602-012-00-7 1, 2-Dichloroethane 607-045-00-0 Dichlorprop 603-044-00-4 Dicofol 607-047-00-1 Fenoprop Malathion containing more than 1.8% isomalation 607-051-00-3 MCPA 607-052-00-9 Salts and esters of MCPA 607-053-00-4 MCPB 607-054-00-X Salts and esters of MCPB 607-049-00-2 Mecoprop 006-038-00-4 Sulfallate Molinate 613-020-00-5 Tridemorph Class II/d No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Directive 67/548/EEC Alachlor 613-010-00-0 Ametryne 006-020-00-6 Barban 613-012-00-1 Bentazone 006-036-00-3 Benzthiazuron 609-032-00-5 Bromofenoxim Bromophos 607-075-00-4 Chlorfenprop-methyl 613-007-00-4 Desmetryne 606-018-00-0 Dichlone 609-023-00-6 Dinocap 616-007-00-2 Diphenamid 607-076-00-X Dodine 006-030-00-0 EPTC 607-077-00-5 Erbon 015-052-00-X Fenchlorphos 613-017-00-9 8-Hydroxyquinoline sulphate Hexachloroacetone 006-032-00-1 Monolinuron Monuron 006-034-00-2 Pebulate 616-009-00-3 Propanil Propargite 2, 3, 6-TBA Trifenmorph 006-039-00-X Triallate Malathion containing 1.8% isomalathion or less 006-012-00-2 Ziram 613-011-00-6 Aminotriazole 015-100-00-X Phoxim No. in Directive 67/548/EEC Nomenclature according to Directive 67/548/EEC 016-010-00-3 Sodium Polysulphides
(1)016-007-00-7 Potassium polysulphides
(1)016-008-00-2 Ammonium polysulphides
(1)016-005-00-6 Calcium polysulphides
(1)016-003-00-5 Barium polysulphides
(1)616-006-00-7 Dichlofuanid
(1)
(1)Conventional LD50 and LC50 values have not been given to these substances because of their corrosive/irritant properties GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 12 day of April, 1991. M. O'KENNEDY, Minister for Agriculture and Food. EXPLANATORY NOTE. These Regulations amend existing Regulations on pesticides (
  1. i)to allow for the classification, by calculation, of pesticides which contain more than one active substance and are intended solely for marketing in Ireland, (
  2. ii)to provide for permissions to market a pesticide which is similar to a notified pesticide and to prescribe the fee for such clearance, and (iii) to provide for renewal of clearances at the discretion of the Minister. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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