HEALTH & CONSUMER PROTECTION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
Brussels, 23 January 2008
SANCO D1 – D(2008) 410180
Summary report of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health – Plant protection products –
Pesticides Legislation
21-22 January 2008
President: P. Brunko
25 Member States were present. Cyprus was absent and represented by Greece; Malta was absent and not represented by another Member State.
Qualified majority: 255 votes and 14 Member States in favour.
Points for vote / note taking
1. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning amidosulfuron (draft Directive SANCO/3866/2007 rev. 2; draft review report SANCO/0272/2008 rev. 1)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/0272/2008 rev. 1.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 26 MS in favour).
2. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning nicosulfuron (draft Directive SANCO/3779/2007 rev. 2; draft review report SANCO/3780/2007 rev. 1)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/3780/2007 rev. 1.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (7 votes against, 24 MS in favour).
3. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning benthiavalicarb (SANCO/3910/2007 rev. 2 ; draft review report SANCO/3917/2007 rev. 3)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/3917/2007 rev. 3.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 26 MS in favour).
4. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning boscalid (SANCO/3912/2007 rev. 3; draft review report SANCO/3919/2007 rev. 4)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/3919/2007 rev. 4.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 26 MS in favour).
5. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning carvone (SANCO/3913/2007 rev. 2; draft review report SANCO/3920/2007 rev. 3)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/3920/2007 rev. 3.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 26 MS in favour).
6. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning fluoxastrobin (SANCO/3914/200 rev. 3; draft review report SANCO/3921/2007 rev. 4)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/3921/2007 rev. 4.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (14 votes against, 24 MS in favour).
7. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning Paecilomyces lilacinus (SANCO/3915/2007 rev. 2; draft review report SANCO/3922/2007 rev. 4)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/3922/2007 rev. 4.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 26 MS in favour).
8. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission proposal concerning prothioconazole (SANCO/3916/2007 rev. 2; draft review report SANCO/3923/2007 rev. 2)
The Committee took note of the review report outlined in document SANCO/3923/2007 rev. 2.
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 25 MS in favour).
9. Examination of a draft Guidance Document on the assessment of new isolates of baculovirus species already included in Annex I of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (SANCO/0253/2008 rev. 2)
The Committee took note of the guidance document outlined in document SANCO/0253/2008 rev. 2.
10. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Directive amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the extension of the use of the active substance metconazole (SANCO/03545/2007 rev. 1)
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 26 MS in favour).
11. Examination and possible opinion on a draft Commission Decision concerning the non-inclusion of azocyclotin, cyhexatin and thidiazuron. (SANCO/3874/2007 rev. 1)
Vote: Favourable opinion by qualified majority (No votes against, 26 MS in favour).
12. Notifications under Article 8(4) of the Directive
.01 Clothianidin 600 g/l (SK)
.02 Clothianidin 1% (SK)
The Committee took note of the notifications sent by Slovakia.
13. Third stage of Review Programme of existing active substances under Directive 91/414/EEC
The detailed work programme to implement Regulation 1095/2007 for stage 3 of the review programme was endorsed. Progress will be monitored every 2 weeks jointly by EFSA and the Commission. Any slippage in between will be identified and followed-up immediately on a case by case basis. The Commission stressed the need for all Member States to respect the tight deadlines for their various tasks.
Patricia Brunko
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