
Article 1 
1,3-dichloropropene shall not be included as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
Article 2 
Member States shall ensure that:

((a)) authorisations for plant protection products containing 1,3-dichloropropene are withdrawn by 20 March 2008;
((b)) no authorisations for plant protection products containing 1,3-dichloropropene are granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision.
Article 3 

((a)) Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC shall expire no later than 20 March 2009.
((b)) The period referred to in paragraph (a) shall be reviewed and may be extended for a further period not exceeding 18 months in light of any further information that could become available on substances that deplete the ozone layer. This review shall consider the possible influence of the withdrawal of existing authorisations of plant protection products containing 1,3-dichloropropene on the critical uses for methyl bromide foreseen by the Montreal Protocol.
Article 4 
During the period of grace referred to in Article 3, the Member States shall ensure that:

— particular attention is paid to the dietary exposure of consumers to 1,3-dichloropropene and its metabolites in view of future revisions of Community maximum residue levels,
— plant protection products containing 1,3-dichloropropene are applied only by professional users,
— risk mitigation measures are imposed to ensure the protection of groundwater under vulnerable conditions and monitoring programmes are initiated to verify potential groundwater contamination in vulnerable zones.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2007.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission