
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 5 August 2008 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 6 August 2008.
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, 4 April 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row 136 is replaced by the following:
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136 MetconazoleCAS No 125116-23-6 (unstated stereo-chemistry)CIPAC No 706 (1RS,5RS:1RS,5SR)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl) cyclopentanol ≥ 940 g/kg(sum of cis-and trans-isomers) 1 June 2007 31 May 2017 
Part A Only uses as fungicide and plant growth regulator may be authorised.

Part B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on metconazole, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 May 2006 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment:

— Member States must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms, birds and mammals. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate,
— Member States must pay particular attention to the operator safety. Conditions of authorisation should include protective measures, where appropriate.
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