
Article 1 
Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2 
Member States shall adopt and publish by 18 September 2006 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 19 September 2006.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 May 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row 77 is replaced by the following:
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77 PropoxycarbazoneCAS No 145026-81-9CIPAC No 655 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) carboxamidosulfonylbenzoicacid-methylester ≥ 950 g/kg (expressed as propoxy-carbazone-sodium) 1 April 2004 31 March 2014 Only uses as herbicide may be authorised.For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on propoxycarbazone, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 3 October 2003 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States
— should pay particular attention to the potential of propoxycarbazone and its metabolites for groundwater contamination, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climate conditions,
— should pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic ecosystems, especially of aquatic plants.Risk mitigation measures should be applied where appropriate.'
