Plant Protection Products (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations,

L.N. 256 of 2009

PESTICIDES CONTROL ACT

(CAP. 430)

Plant Protection Products (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations,

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 4 and 5 of

the Pesticides Control Act, the Minister for Resources and Rural

Affairs, in consultation with the Prime Minister and with the

Minister for Social Policy, has made the following regulations :-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Plant Protection Title and scope.

Products (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 2009 and they shall

be read and construed as one with Plant Protection Products

Regulations, 2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal L.N. 115 of 2004.

regulations”.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose

Commission Directive 2008/116/EC of 15 December 2008

amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include aclonifen,

imidacloprid and metazachlor as active substances, Commission

Directive 2008/125/EC of 19 December 2008 amending Council

Directive 91/414/EEC to include aluminium phosphide, calcium

phosphide, magnesium phosphide, cymoxanil, dodemorph, 2,5-

dichlorobenzoic acid methylester, metamitron, sulcotrione,

tebuconazole and triadimenol as active substances, Commission

Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008 amending Council

Directive 91/414/EEC to include several active substances,

Commission Directive 2009/11/EC of 18 February 2009

amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include bensulfuron,

sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate, sodium o-nitrophenolate, sodium

p-nitrophenolate and tebufenpyrad as active substances,

Commission Directive 2009/37/EC of 23 April 2009 amending

Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include chlormequat, copper

compounds, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P, teflubenzuron and

zeta-cypermethrin as active substances, Commission Directive

2009/25/EC of 2 April 2009 amending Council Directive 91/414/

EEC as regards an extension of the use of the active substance

pyraclostrobin, Commission Directive 2009/51/EC of 25 May

2009 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the

specification of the active substance nicosulfuron, Commission

Directive 2009/70/EC of 25 June 2009 amending Council Directive

91/414/EEC to include difenacoum, didecyldimethylammonium

Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specification of the active substance

nicosulfuron, Commission Directive 2009/70/EC of 25 June 2009 amending

Council

Directive

91/414/EEC

to

include

difenacoum,

didecyldimethylammonium chloride and

sulphur

as

active

substances,

Commission chloride

and 2009/77/EC

sulphur as of

active

substances,

Commission

Directive

Directive

1 July

2009 amending

Council

Directive

2009/77/EC of 1 July 2009 amending Council Directive 91/414/

91/414/EEC to include chlorsulfuron, cyromazine, dimethachlor, etofenprox,

EEC to include chlorsulfuron, cyromazine, dimethachlor,

etofenprox, lufenuron,

tri-allate penconazole,

tri-allate

as and

triflusulfuron

substances as and

lufenuron, penconazole,

and triflusulfuron

active

Council Directive 2009/82/EC of 13 July 2009 amending Directive of 91/414/EEC

active

substances

and

Council

Directive

2009/82/EC

13 July

2009 amending Directive 91/414/EEC to include tetraconazole as

an active substance.

to include tetraconazole

as an active substance.

Schedule IV to the principal regulations shall be amended

Amends Schedule

as

follows

IV to Amends

the principal

Schedule IV to the principal regulations.

regulations.

Schedule IV to (a)

Immediately

after shall

item be

“Verticillium

albo-

the principal

regulations

amended

as follows

2. atrum (formerly Verticillium dahliae)” there shall be added

(a) Immediately after item 226 “Verticillium albo-atrum (formerly

the following new items

Verticillium dahliae)” there shall be added the following new items

Common Name

Inclusion Directive

Date for

implementation

Aclonifen

Commission Directive

1 February 2010

2008/116/EC

Imidacloprid

Commission Directive

1 February 2010

2008/116/EC

Metazachlor

Commission Directive

1 February 2010

2008/116/EC

Aluminium phosphide

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Calcium phosphide

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Magnesium phosphide

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

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2008/125/EC

Cymoxanil

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Dodemorph

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

methylester

2008/125/EC

Metamitron

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Sulcotrione

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Tebuconazole

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Triadimenol

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Acetic Acid

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Aluminium Ammonium

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

sulphate

2008/127/EC

Aluminum Silicate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Ammonium Acetate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Blood Meal

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Magnesium phosphide

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Cymoxanil

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Dodemorph

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

methylester

2008/125/EC

Metamitron

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Sulcotrione

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Tebuconazole

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Triadimenol

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/125/EC

Acetic Acid

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Aluminium Ammonium

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

sulphate

2008/127/EC

Aluminum Silicate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Ammonium Acetate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Blood Meal

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Calcium Carbide

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Calcium Carbonate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Carbon Dioxide

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Denathonium benzoate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Ethylene

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Extract from tea tree

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Fat destilation residues

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Fatty acids C 7 to C 20

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Garlic extract

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Gibberellic acid

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Gibberellins

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

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2008/127/EC

Hydrolised proteins

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Iron sulphate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Kieselgur (Diatomaceous

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

earth)

2008/127/EC

2008/127/EC

Gibberellins

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Hydrolised proteins

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Iron sulphate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Kieselgur (Diatomaceous

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

earth)

2008/127/EC

Limestone

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Methyl nonyl ketone

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Pepper

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Plant oils/citronella oil

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Plant oils/clove oil

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Plant oils/rape seed oil

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Plant oils/spear mint oil

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Potassium hydrogen

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

carbonate

2008/127/EC

Putrescin (1,4-

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

Diaminobutane)

2008/127/EC

Pyrethrins

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Quartz sand

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Repellents by smell of

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

animal or plant origin / fish

2008/127/EC

oil

Repellents by smell of

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

animal or plant origin /

2008/127/EC

sheep fat

Repellents by smell of

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

animal or plant origin / tall

2008/127/EC

oil crude

Repellents by smell of

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

animal or plant origin / tall

2008/127/EC

oil pitch

Sea-algae extract (formerly

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

sea algae extract and sea

2008/127/EC

weeds)

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Sodium aluminium silicate

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Sodium Hypochlorite

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Straight Chain

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

Lepidopteran Phermones

2008/127/EC

Trimethylamine

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

hydrochloride

2008/127/EC

Urea

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

2008/127/EC

Z-13-hexadecen-11-yn-1-yl

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

acetate

2008/127/EC

Z,Z,Z,Z-7,13,16,19-

Commission Directive

1 March 2010

docosatetraen-1-yl

2008/127/EC

isobutyrate

Bensulfuron

Commission Directive

1 May 2010

2009/11/EC

Sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate

Commission Directive

1 May 2010

2009/11/EC

Sodium o-nitrophenolate

Commission Directive

1 May 2010

2009/11/EC

Sodium p-nitrophenolate

Commission Directive

1 May 2010

2009/11/EC

Tebufenpyrad

Commission Directive

1 May 2010

2009/11/EC

Chlormequat

Commission Directive

1 June 2010

2009/37/EC

Copper compounds

Commission Directive

1 June 2010

2009/37/EC

Propaquizafop

Commission Directive

1 June 2010

2009/37/EC

Quizalofop-P

Commission Directive

1 June 2010

2009/37/EC

Teflubenzuron

Commission Directive

1 June 2010

2009/37/EC

Zeta-cypermethrin

Commission Directive

1 June 2010

2009/37/EC

Difenacoum

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/70/EC

Didecyldimethylammonium Commission Directive

1 July 2010

chloride

2009/70/EC

Sulphur

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/70/EC

Chlorsulfuron

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Cyromazine

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Dimethachlor

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

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2009/77/EC

Etofenprox

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Lufenuron

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Penconazole

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Dimethachlor

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Etofenprox

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Lufenuron

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Penconazole

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Tri-allate

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Triflusulfuron

Commission Directive

1 July 2010

2009/77/EC

Tetraconazole

Council Directive

1 July 2010”;

2009/82/EC

(b) for item 176 there shall be substituted the following

No

Common Name

Inclusion Directive

Date for

implementation

“176

Nicosulfuron

Directive 2008/40/EC as amended

1 July 2009”.

by Directive 2009/51/EC

(c) for item 82 there shall be substituted the following

No

Common Name

Inclusion Directive

Date for

implementation

“82

Pyraclostrobin.

Directive 2004/30/EC as amended

3 August 2009”.

by Decision 2009/25/EC

€0.75

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