# Commission Directive 2005/57/EC of 21 September 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include MCPA and MCPB as active substances (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The following entry shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC:
Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
No
Common name, identification numbers
IUPAC name
Purity
Entry into force
Expiration of inclusion
Specific provisions
‘108
MCPA
CAS No 94-74-6
CIPAC No 2
4-chloro-o-tolyloxyacetic acid
≥ 930 g/kg
1 May 2006
30 April 2016
PART A
Only uses as herbicide may be authorised
PART B
For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on MCPA, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 15 April 2005 shall be taken into account
Member States should pay particular attention to the potential for groundwater contamination, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate
Member States must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms and must ensure that the conditions of authorisation include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as buffer zones
109
MCPB
CAS No 94-81-5
CIPAC No 50
4-(4-chloro-o-tolyloxy)butyric acid
≥ 920 g/kg
1 May 2006
30 April 2016
PART A
Only uses as herbicide may be authorised
PART B
For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on MCPB, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 15 April 2005 shall be taken into account
Member States should pay particular attention to the potential for groundwater contamination, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions. Conditions of authorisation should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate
Member States must pay particular attention to the protection of aquatic organisms and must ensure that the conditions of authorisation include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, such as buffer zones’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/57/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-57/annex
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