
Article 1 
Alachlor shall not be included as active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Article 2 
Member States shall ensure that:

((a)) Authorisations for plant protection products containing alachlor are withdrawn by 18 June 2007;
((b)) from 19 December 2006 no authorisations for plant protection products containing alachlor are granted or renewed under the derogation provided for in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
Article 3 
Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 18 June 2008.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission