
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 30 June 2010 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply these provisions from 1 July 2010.
When they are adopted by Member States, these measures shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
Article 3 

1. Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing tetraconazole as an active substance by 30 June 2010.By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to tetraconazole are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning that active substance, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive in accordance with the conditions of Article 13 of that Directive.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing tetraconazole as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC by 31 December 2009 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles provided for in Annex VI to Directive 91/414/EEC, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to that Directive and taking into account part B of the entry in Annex I to that Directive concerning tetraconazole. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 4(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC.Following that determination Member States shall:
(a) in the case of a product containing tetraconazole as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 June 2014; or
(b) in the case of a product containing tetraconazole as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 June 2014 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective Directive or Directives which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, whichever is the latest.
Article 4 
This Directive shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 2009.
For the Council
The President
E. ERLANDSSON
ANNEX

The following entry shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:

Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Entry into force Expiration of inclusion Specific provisions
 ‘TetraconazoleCAS No 112281-77-3CIPAC No 726 (RS)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1.2,4-triazol-1-yl)-propyl-1.1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether ≥ 950 g/kg (racemic mixture)Impurity toluene: not more than 13 g/kg 1 January 2010 31 December 2019 
PART A Only uses as fungicide in field crops with an application of max. 0,100 kg/ha every third year on the same field may be authorised. Uses in apples and grapes must not be authorised.

PART B For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on tetraconazole, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 26 February 2009 shall be taken into account.
In this overall assessment Member States must pay particular attention to:

— the protection of aquatic organisms and non-target plants; in relation to these identified risks, risk mitigation measures, such as buffer zones, shall be applied where appropriate,
— the protection of the groundwater, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions,
The Member States concerned shall request:

— the submission of further information on a refined consumer risk assessment,
— further information on the specification regarding ecotoxicology,
— further information on the fate and behaviour of potential metabolites in all relevant compartments,
— the refined risk assessment of such metabolites to birds, mammals aquatic organisms and non-target arthropods,
— further information on the potential for endocrine disrupting effects to birds, mammals and fish,
They shall ensure that the notifier provides such information to the Commission by 31 December 2011.’


