Annex
United Kingdom
In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row 77 is replaced by the following:
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77 Propoxycarbazone
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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.
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