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31977L0143

Council Directive 77/143/EEC of 29 December 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers

Official Journal L 047 , 18/02/1977 P. 0047 - 0051 Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 7 P. 0011  Greek special edition: Chapter 07 Volume 2 P. 0016  Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 7 P. 0011  Spanish special edition: Chapter 07 Volume 2 P. 0056  Portuguese special edition Chapter 07 Volume 2 P. 0056

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 29 December 1976  on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers  (77/143/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),  Whereas the implementation of a common transport policy requires, inter alia, that certain road traffic within the Community should operate under the most favourable cicumstances as regards both safety and competitive conditions applying to carriers in the Member States;  Whereas the growth of road traffic and the resultant increase in danger and nuisances present all Member States with safety problems of a similar nature and seriousness;  Whereas the time taken to carry out periodic roadworthiness tests on certain vehicles and the expense thereby incurred are factors which can affect the competitive conditions between road-transport operators in the Member States ; whereas the present systems of testing vary from one Member State to another;  Whereas it is therefore necessary to harmonize as far as is practicable the frequency of tests and the compulsory items to be tested;  Whereas the fixing of the date of application of the measures referred to in this Directive should allow time for the administrative and technical arrangements required for carrying out the tests to be set up or strengthened,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:    Article 1 In each Member State, motor vehicles registered in that State and their trailers and semi-trailers shall undergo periodic roadworthiness tests in accordance with this Directive and its Annexes.   Article 2 1. The categories of vehicles to be tested, the frequency of the tests and the items which must be tested are listed in Annexes I and II.  2. Member States shall have the right to exclude from the scope of this Directive vehicles belonging to the armed forces and forces of law and order.  3. Member States may, after consulting the Commission, exclude from the scope of this Directive, or  (1)OJ No C 23, 8.3.1974, p. 54. (2)OJ No C 60, 26.7.1973, p. 5.   subject to special provisions, certain vehicles operated or used in exceptional conditions and vehicles which are never, or hardly ever, used on public highways, or which are temporarily withdrawn from circulation.   Article 3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Annexes I and II, Member States may:    - bring forward the date for the first compulsory roadworthiness tests and, where appropriate, submit the vehicle for testing prior to registration,       - shorten the interval between two successive compulsory tests,       - make the testing of optional equipment compulsory,       - increase the number of items to be tested,       - extend the periodic test requirement to other categories of vehicles,       - prescribe special additional tests.          Article 4 Roadworthiness tests within the meaning of this Directive shall be carried out by the State or by bodies or establishments designated and directly supervised by the State.   Article 5 1. Member States shall take such measures as they deem necessary to make it possible to prove that a vehicle has passed a roadworthiness test complying with at least the provisions of this Directive.  2. These measures shall be notified to the Member States and to the Commission.  3. Each Member State shall, on the same basis as if it had itself issued the proof, recognize the proof issued in another Member State to the effect that a motor vehicle registered in that other State, together with its trailer or semi-trailer, have passed a roadworthiness test complying with at least the provisions of this Directive.   Article 6 Member States shall, after consulting the Commission adopt the laws, regulations or administrative provisions, particularly as regards the procedures for time limits applying in Annex I, which are necessary to comply with this Directive not later than one year after its notification.   Article 7 By way of derogation from the provisions of Annexes I and II, and until no later than 1 January 1983, Member States may:    - postpone the date of the first compulsory roadworthiness test,       - extend the interval between two successive compulsory roadworthiness tests,       - reduce the number of items to be tested,       - amend the categories of vehicles subject to compulsory roadworthiness tests,         provided that all the vehicles concerned are required to undergo roadworthiness tests in accordance with this Directive before that date.   Article 8 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 29 December 1976.  For the Council  The President  T. WESTERTERP     ANNEX I >PIC FILE= "T0010771"> ANNEX II The test shall cover at least the items listed below, provided that these are related to the obligatory equipment of the vehicle being tested in the Member State concerned.  1. BRAKING SYSTEMS  1. 1. Service brake  1.1.1. Mechanical condition  1.1.2. Efficiency  1.1.3. Balance  1.1.4. Vacuum pump and compressor  1. 2. Secondary brake  1.2.1. Mechanical condition  1.2.2. Efficiency  1.2.3. Balance  1. 3. Parking brake  1.3.1. Mechanical condition  1.3.2. Efficiency    1. 4. Trailer or semi-trailer brakes  1.4.1. Mechanical condition  - Automatic braking system  1.4.2. Efficiency       2. STEERING AND STEERING WHEEL  2. 1. Mechanical condition  2. 2. Steering wheel  2. 3. Steering play   3. VISIBILITY  3. 1. Field of vision  3. 2. Condition of glass  3. 3. Rear-view mirrors  3. 4. Windscreen wipers  3. 5. Screenwashers  4. LAMPS, REFLECTORS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT  4. 1. Main and dipped-beam headlamps  4.1.1. Condition and operation  4.1.2. Alignment  4.1.3. Switches  4.1.4. Visual efficiency  4. 2. Side lamps and end-outline marker lamps  4.2.1. Condition and operation  4.2.2. Colour and visual efficiency  4. 3. Stop lamps  4.3.1.  Condition and operation  4.3.2.  Colour and visual efficiency  4. 4. Direction-indicator lamps  4.4.1. Condition and operation  4.4.2. Colour and visual efficiency  4.4.3. Switches  4.4.4. Flashing frequency  4. 5. Front and rear fog lamps  4.5.1. Position  4.5.2. Condition and operation  4.5.3. Colour and visual efficiency  4. 6. Reversing lamps  4.6.1. Condition and operation  4.6.2. Colour and visual efficiency  4. 7. Rear registration plate lamp  4. 8. Reflex reflectors  - Condition and coleur  4. 9. Tell-tales  4. 10. Electrical connections between tractor vehicle and trailer or semi-trailer  4. 11. Electrical wiring  5. AXLES, WHEELS, TYRES, SUSPENSION  5. 1. Axles  5. 2. Wheels and tyres  5. 3. Suspension   6. CHASSIS AND CHASSIS ATTACHMENTS  6. 1. Chassis or frame and attachments  6.1.1. General condition  6.1.2. Exhaust pipes and silencers  6.1.3. Fuel tank and pipes  6.1.4. Geometric properties and condition of rear protective device, heavy lorries  6.1.5. Spare wheel carrier  6.1.6. Coupling mechanism on tractor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.  6. 2. Cab and bodywork  6.2.1. General condition  6.2.2. Mounting  6.2.3. Doors and locks  6.2.4. Floor  6.2.5. Driver's seat  6.2.6. Running boards  7. OTHER EQUIPMENT  7. 1.  Safety belts  7. 2.  Fire extinguisher  7. 3.  Locks and anti-theft device  7. 4.  Warning triangle  7. 5.  First-aid kit  7. 6.  Wheel chock(s)  7. 7.  Audible warning device  7. 8.  Speedometer  7. 9.  Tachograph (presence of, and integrity of seals)  8. NUISANCE  8. 1. Noise  8. 2. Exhaust emissions  8. 3. Suppression of radio interference  9. SUPPLEMENTARY TESTS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES  9. 1. Emergency exit(s) (including hammers for breaking windows), signs indicating emergency exit(s)  9. 2. Heating system  9. 3. Ventilation system  9. 4. Seat lay-out  9. 5. Interior lighting  10. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION  10. 1. Registration number plate  10. 2. Chassis number.


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31979L0967

Council Directive 79/967/EEC of 12 November 1979 amending Directives 66/403/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes, the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species and the marketing of vegetable seed

Official Journal L 293 , 20/11/1979 P. 0016 - 0018 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 27 P. 0045  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 16 P. 0356  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 16 P. 0356  Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 11 P. 0152  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 11 P. 0152

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 12 November 1979  amending Directives 66/403/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes, the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species and the marketing of vegetable seed  (79/967/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas Member States may subdivide the categories of seed potatoes into grades satisfying different requirements ; whereas it seems appropriate to provide that Community grades and their requirements may be established in an accelerated procedure ; whereas in this respect it should be left to Member States to decide the extent to which they apply these grades to their own production;  Whereas the provisions of the common catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species and of vegetable species permit Member States to allow in respect of their own territory a period for the disposal of seed or propagating materials of varieties whose acceptance has expired ; whereas it is appropriate to provide for a disposal period at Community level in the case of seed or propagating materials of varieties which were listed in one of the two common catalogues;  Whereas, in order to improve the functioning of the system of the common catalogue of varieties of vegetable species, certain provisions relating to the acceptance of varieties at national level, to the names of varieties and to the exchange of information between the Member States should be adapted to internationally established rules, given the fact that certain provisions on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species have already been similarly adapted by Council Directive 79/692/EEC of 24 July 1979 amending Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 70/458/EEC and 70/457/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed, cereal seed and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (4),  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:    Article 1 The following paragraph shall be added to Article 3 of Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes (5), as last amended by Directive 78/816/EEC (6):  "3. For seed potatoes which have been officially certified, the following may be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19:    - Community grades,       - the conditions applicable to such grades,       - designations applicable to such grades.         Member States may prescribe the extent to which they apply these Community grades in certifying their own production."   Article 2 Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (7), as last amended by Directive 79/692/EEC, is hereby amended as follows:    1. Article 14 (2) shall be replaced by the following:  "2. Member States may, in respect of their own territory, allow a period for the certification and marketing of seed or propagating material up to 30 June of the third year at the most after expiry of the acceptance.  In the case of varieties that were listed pursuant to Article 15 (1) in the common catalogue of varieties referred to in Article 18, the period which expires last among those granted by the various Member States of acceptance under the first subparagraph shall apply to marketing in all the Member States, provided that the seed or propagating material of the variety concerned has not been subject to any marketing restriction as regards the variety."  (1)OJ No C 130, 3.6.1977, p. 2 and OJ No C 174, 21.7. 1978, p. 8. (2)OJ No C 183, 1.8.1977, p. 64 and OJ No C 239, 9.10. 1978, p. 54. (3)OJ No C 180, 28.7.1977, p. 29 and OJ No C 114, 7.5. 1979, p. 26. (4)OJ No L 205, 13.8.1979, p. 1. (5)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2320/66. (6)OJ No L 281, 6.10.1978, p. 18. (7)OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 1.        2. Article 18 shall be supplemented as follows:  The published notice shall list those varieties for which a period has been applied in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 14 (2). This shall indicate the length of the period and, where appropriate, the Member States to which the period does not apply."          Article 3 Council Directive 70/458/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed (1), as last amended by Directive 79/692/EEC, is hereby amended as follows:    1. Article 5 (1) shall be replaced by the following:  "1. A variety shall be regarded as distinct if, whatever the origin, artificial or natural, of the initial variation from which it has resulted, it is clearly distinguishable in one or more important characteristics from any other variety known in the Community.  The characteristics must be capable of precise recognition and of precise definition.  A variety in the Community shall be any variety which, at the time when the application for the acceptance of the variety to be assessed is duly made, is:      - either listed in the common catalogue of varieties of vegetable species or in the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species,           - or, without being listed in one of those catalogues, has been accepted or has been submitted for acceptance in the Member State in question or in another Member State, either for certification and marketing, or for certification for other countries, or for checking as standard seed,             unless the aforementioned conditions are no longer fulfilled in all the Member States concerned before the decision on the application for acceptance of the variety to be assessed is taken."       2. In the first subparagraph of Article 7 (1) the following sentences shall be inserted after the second sentence:  "In order to establish distinctness, the growing trials shall include at least the available comparable varieties which are varieties known in the Community within the meaning of Article 5 (1). For the purpose of applying Article 10, other available comparable varieties shall be included."       3. Article 10 (3) shall be replaced by the following:  "3. In taking into account the information available, Member States shall also ensure that a variety which is not clearly distinguishable:      - from a variety previously accepted in the Member State in question or in another Member State, or           - from another variety which has been assessed with regard to distinctness, stability and uniformity in accordance with rules corresponding to those of this Directive, without, however, being a variety known in the Community within the meaning of Article 5 (1),             bears the name of that variety. This provision shall not apply if this name is likely to mislead or cause confusion concerning the variety in question, or if, pursuant to all the provisions of the Member State concerned governing the names of varieties, other facts prevent its utilization, or if the rights of third parties impede the free use of that name in connection with the variety in question."       4. Former Article 10 (3) shall become Article 10 (4).       5. Article 11 (1) shall be replaced by the following:  "1. Any application or withdrawal of an application for acceptance of a variety, any entry in a catalogue of varieties as well as any amendment thereto shall be notified forthwith to the other Member States and the Commission."       6. The following Article shall be inserted:  "Article 13a  1. Member States shall ensure that any doubts which arise after the acceptance of a variety concerning the appraisal of its distinctness or of its name at the time of acceptance are removed.  2. Where, after acceptance of a variety, it is established that the condition concerning distinctness within the meaning of Article 5 was not fulfilled at the time of acceptance, acceptance shall be replaced by another decision or, where appropriate, a revocation, which conforms with this Directive.  By this other decision, the variety shall, with effect from the date of its initial acceptance, no longer be regarded as a variety known in the Community within the meaning of Article 5 (1).  3. Where, after acceptance of a variety, it is established that its name within the meaning of Article 10 was not acceptable when the variety was accepted, the name shall be adapted in such a way that it conforms with this Directive. Member States may permit the previous name to be used temporarily as an additional name. The detailed arrangements in accordance with which the previous name may be used as an additional name may be laid down in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 40."  (1)OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 7.        7. Article 15 (2) shall be replaced by the following:  "2. Member States may, in respect of their own territory, allow a period for certification, checking as standard seed and marketing of seed up to 30 June of the third year at the most after expiry of the acceptance.  In the case of varieties that were listed pursuant to Article 16 (1) in the common catalogue of varieties referred to in Article 17, the period which expires last among those granted by the various Member States of acceptance under the first subparagraph shall apply to marketing in all the Member States, provided that the seed of the variety concerned has not been subject to any marketing restriction as regards the variety."       8. Article 17 shall be supplemented as follows:  "The published notice shall list those varieties for which a period has been applied in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 15 (2). This list shall indicate the length of the period and, where appropriate, the Member States to which the period does not apply."          Article 4 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply:    - with Article 1, on 1 January 1980,       - with the other provisions of this Directive, on 1 July 1982.          Article 5 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 12 November 1979.  For the Council  The President  J. GIBBONS


title: Commission Directive 2010/89/EU of 6 November 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include quinmerac as active substance and amending Decision 2008/934/EC Text with EEA relevance

text:
               7.12.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 320/3

         COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2010/89/EU
   of 6 November 2010
   amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include quinmerac as active substance and amending Decision 2008/934/EC
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and 1490/2002 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the third stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list included quinmerac.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 11e of Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002 the applicant withdrew its support of the inclusion of that active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC within two months from receipt of the draft assessment report. Consequently, Commission Decision 2008/934/EC of 5 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (4) was adopted on the non-inclusion of quinmerac.

               (3)

               Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the original notifier (hereinafter the applicant) submitted a new application requesting the accelerated procedure to be applied, as provided for in Article 14 to 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (5).

               (4)

               The application was submitted to the United Kingdom, which had been designated rapporteur Member State by Regulation (EC) No 451/2000. The time period for the accelerated procedure was respected. The specification of the active substance and the supported uses are the same as were the subject of Decision 2008/934/EC. That application also complies with the remaining substantive and procedural requirements of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008.

               (5)

               The United Kingdom evaluated the additional data submitted by the applicant and prepared an additional report. It communicated that report to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and to the Commission on 18 June 2009. The Authority communicated the additional report to the other Member States and the applicant for comments and forwarded the comments it had received to the Commission. In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 and at the request of the Commission, the Authority presented its conclusion on quinmerac to the Commission on 26 February 2010 (6). The draft assessment report, the additional report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 28 October 2010 in the format of the Commission review report for quinmerac.

               (6)

               It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing quinmerac may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1) (a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which have been examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include quinmerac in Annex I, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing this active substance can be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.

               (7)

               Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EC provides that inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that the applicant submit further information to confirm the results of the risk assessment on the basis of most recent scientific knowledge as regards the potential of plant metabolism to result in an opening of the quinoline ring, the residues in rotational crops and the long term risk for earthworms due to the metabolite BH 518-5.

               (8)

               A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements which will result from the inclusion.

               (9)

               Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after inclusion to review existing authorisations of plant protection products containing quinmerac to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should vary, replace or withdraw, as appropriate, existing authorisations, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.

               (10)

               The experience gained from previous inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8 (2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (7) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I.

               (11)

               It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.

               (12)

               Commission Decision 2008/934/EC of 5 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances provides for the non-inclusion of quinmerac and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance by 31 December 2011. It is necessary to delete the line concerning quinmerac in the Annex to that Decision.

               (13)

               It is therefore appropriate to amend Decision 2008/934/EC accordingly.

               (14)

               The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
   Article 2
   The line concerning quinmerac in the Annex to Decision 2008/934/EC is deleted.
   Article 3
   Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 October 2011 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 1 November 2011.
   When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or 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 4
   1.   Member States shall in accordance with Directive 91/414/EEC, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing quinmerac as an active substance by 1 November 2011.
   By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to quinmerac 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 quinmerac 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 30 April 2011 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 quinmerac. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1) (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
   Following that determination Member States shall:

               (a)

               in the case of a product containing quinmerac as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 April 2015 at the latest; or

               (b)

               in the case of a product containing quinmerac as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 April 2015 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 5
   This Directive shall enter into force on 1 May 2011.
   Article 6
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 6 November 2010.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25.

      (3)  OJ L 224, 21.8.2002, p. 23.

      (4)  OJ L 333, 11.12.2008, p. 11.

      (5)  OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5.

      (6)  European Food Safety Authority; Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance quinmerac. EFSA Journal 2010; 8(3):1523. [68 pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1523. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu

      (7)  OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10.

      ANNEX
      The following entry shall be added at the end of the table in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EC.

                     No

                     Common Name, Identification Numbers

                     IUPAC Name

                     Purity (1)

                     Entry into force

                     Expiration of inclusion

                     Specific provisions

                     ‘316

                     Quinmerac
                     CAS No: 90717-03-6

                     CIPAC No: 563

                        7-chloro-3-methylquinoline-8-carboxylic acid

                     ≥ 980 g/kg

                     1 May 2011

                     30 April 2021

                     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 quinmerac, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 28 October 2010 shall be taken into account.
                     In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

                                 —

                                 the protection of groundwater when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions;

                                 —

                                 the dietary exposure of consumers to residues of quinmerac (and its metabolites) in succeeding rotational crops

                                 —

                                 the risk to aquatic organisms and the long term risk for earthworms.

                           Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
                     The Member States concerned shall request the submission of information as regards:

                                 —

                                 the potential of plant metabolism to result in an opening of the quinoline ring;

                                 —

                                 residues in rotational crops and the long term risk for earthworms due to the metabolite BH 518-5.

                           They shall ensure that the applicant provides such confirmatory data and information to the Commission by 30 April 2013.’

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.


title: Commission Directive 2010/25/EU of 18 March 2010 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include penoxsulam, proquinazid and spirodiclofen as active substances (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               19.3.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 69/11

         COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2010/25/EU
   of 18 March 2010
   amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include penoxsulam, proquinazid and spirodiclofen as active substances
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC Italy received on 29 November 2002 an application from Dow AgroScience for the inclusion of the active substance penoxsulam in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2004/131/EC (2) confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the United Kingdom received on 9 January 2004 an application from DuPont Ltd for the inclusion of the active substance proquinazid in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2004/686/EC (3) confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the Netherlands received on 23 August 2001 an application from Bayer CropScience for the inclusion of the active substance spirodiclofen in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 2002/593/EC (4) confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.

               (4)

               For those active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicants. The designated rapporteur Member States submitted a draft assessment report on 10 February 2005 (penoxsulam), 14 March 2006 (proquinazid) and 21 April 2004 (spirodiclofen).

               (5)

               The assessment reports were peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA within its Working Group Evaluation and presented to the Commission in the format of the EFSA Scientific Reports on 31 August 2009 for penoxsulam (5), on 13 October 2009 (6) for proquinazid and on 27 July 2009 (7) for spirodiclofen. These reports and the draft assessment reports were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 22 January 2010 in the format of the Commission review reports for penoxsulam, proquinazid and spirodiclofen.

               (6)

               It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing the active substances concerned may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to include penoxsulam, proquinazid and spirodiclofen in Annex I to that Directive, in order to ensure that in all Member States the authorisations of plant protection products containing these active substances may be granted in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.

               (7)

               Without prejudice to that conclusion, it is appropriate to obtain further information on certain specific points. Article 6(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that the inclusion of a substance in Annex I may be subject to conditions. It is appropriate, as regards penoxsulam, to require that the notifier submits further information on the off-field risk to higher aquatic plants.

               (8)

               Without prejudice to the obligations defined by Directive 91/414/EEC as a consequence of including an active substance in Annex I, Member States should be allowed a period of six months after inclusion to review existing provisional authorisations of plant protection products containing penoxsulam, proquinazid or spirodiclofen to ensure that the requirements laid down by Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular in its Article 13 and the relevant conditions set out in Annex I, are satisfied. Member States should transform existing provisional authorisations into full authorisations, amend them or withdraw them in accordance with the provisions of Directive 91/414/EEC. By derogation from the above deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles laid down in Directive 91/414/EEC.

               (9)

               It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.

               (10)

               The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
   Article 2
   1.   Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 January 2011 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 1 February 2011.
   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.
   2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
   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 penoxsulam, proquinazid or spirodiclofen as active substance by 31 January 2011. By that date, they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to that Directive relating to penoxsulam, proquinazid and spirodiclofen, are met, with the exception of those identified in part B of the entry concerning the 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(2) of that Directive.
   2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing penoxsulam, proquinazid or spirodiclofen 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 July 2010 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 penoxsulam, proquinazid or spirodiclofen. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 91/414/EEC.
   Following that determination Member States shall:

               (a)

               in the case of a product containing penoxsulam, proquinazid or spirodiclofen as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 January 2012 at the latest; or

               (b)

               in the case of a product containing penoxsulam, proquinazid or spirodiclofen as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 January 2012 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 August 2010.
   Article 5
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 18 March 2010.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 37, 10.2.2004, p. 34.

      (3)  OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 21.

      (4)  OJ L 192, 11.7.2002, p. 60.

      (5)  EFSA Scientific Report (2009) 343, 1-90, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance penoxsulam (finalised: 31 August 2009).

      (6)  EFSA Scientific Report (2009) 7(10):1350, 1-135, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance proquinazid (finalised: 13 October 2009).

      (7)  EFSA Scientific Report (2009) 339, 1-86, Conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance spirodiclofen (finalised: 27 July 2009).

      ANNEX
      In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, the following rows are added at the end of the table:

                     No

                     Common name, identification numbers

                     IUPAC name

                     Purity (1)

                     Entry into force

                     Expiration of inclusion

                     Specific provisions

                     ‘306

                     Penoxsulam
                     CAS No 219714-96-2
                     CIPAC No 758

                        3-(2,2-difluoroethoxy)-N-(5,8-dimethoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-2-yl)-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene-2-sulfonamide

                     > 980 g/kg
                     The impurity
                     Bis-CHYMP
                     2-chloro-4-[2-(2-chloro-5-methoxy-4-pyrimidinyl)hydrazino]-5-methoxypyrimidine must not exceed 0,1 g/kg in the technical material

                     1 August 2010

                     31 July 2020

                     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 penoxsulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 22 January 2010 shall be taken into account.
                     In this overall assessment, Member States must pay particular attention to:

                                 —

                                 the protection of aquatic organisms,

                                 —

                                 the dietary exposure of consumers to residues of the metabolite BSCTA in succeeding rotational crops,

                                 —

                                 the protection of groundwater when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions.

                           Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
                     The Member States concerned shall ensure that the notifier submits to the Commission further information to address the off-field risk to higher aquatic plants. They shall ensure that the notifier provides such information to the Commission by 31 July 2012.
                     The Rapporteur Member State shall inform the Commission in accordance with Article 13(5) on the specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured.

                     307

                     Proquinazid
                     CAS No 189278-12-4
                     CIPAC No 764

                        6-iodo-2-propoxy-3-propylquinazolin-4(3H)-one

                     > 950 g/kg

                     1 August 2010

                     31 July 2020

                     PART A
                     Only uses as fungicide may be authorised.
                     PART B
                     For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on proquinazid, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 22 January 2010 shall be taken into account.
                     In this overall assessment, Member States must pay particular attention:

                                 —

                                 to the long-term risk to earthworm-eating birds for uses in grapevine,

                                 —

                                 to the risk to aquatic organisms,

                                 —

                                 the dietary exposure of consumers to proquinazid residues in products of animal origin and in succeeding rotational crops,

                                 —

                                 to the operator safety.

                           Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
                     The Rapporteur Member State shall inform the Commission in accordance with Article 13(5) on the specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured.

                     308

                     Spirodiclofen
                     CAS No 148477-71-8
                     CIPAC No 737

                        3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2-dimethylbutyrate

                     > 965 g/kg
                     The following impurities must not exceed a certain amount in the technical material:
                     3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-3-en-2-one (BAJ-2740 enol): ≤ 6 g/kg
                     N,N-dimethylacetamide: ≤ 4 g/kg

                     1 August 2010

                     31 July 2020

                     PART A
                     Only uses as acaricide or insecticide may be authorised.
                     PART B
                     For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on spirodiclofen, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 22 January 2010 shall be taken into account.
                     In this overall assessment, Member States must pay particular attention:

                                 —

                                 to the long-term risk to aquatic organisms,

                                 —

                                 to the operator safety,

                                 —

                                 to the risk to bee brood.

                           Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substances are provided in the review report.


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Council Directive 85/203/EEC of 7 March 1985 on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide

Official Journal L 087 , 27/03/1985 P. 0001 - 0007 Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 5 P. 0133  Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 5 P. 0133  Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 6 P. 0213  Swedish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 6 P. 0213

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 7 March 1985 on air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide (85/203/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 235 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas the programmes of action of the European Communities on the environment of 1973 (4), 1977 (5) and 1982 (6) provide that priority is to be given to measures against nitrogen dioxide because of its noxiousness and having regard to the current state of knowledge of its effects on human health and the environment;  Whereas insufficient technical and scientific information is available to enable the Council to lay down specific standards for the environment generally and whereas the adoption of limit values for the protection of human health will contribute to the protection of the environment as well;  Whereas any discrepancy between the provisions already applicable or being drawn up in the various Member States with regard to nitrogen dioxide in the air could give rise to unequal conditions of competition and could in consequence directly affect the functioning of the common market ; whereas, therefore, the approximation of laws prescribed in Article 100 of the Treaty should be carried out in this area;  Whereas one of the basic tasks of the Community is to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities and a continued and balanced expansion, which is inconceivable without an attack on pollution and nuisance or an improvement in the quality of life and the protection of the environment ; whereas, since the Treaty has not provided the necessary powers, recourse must be had to Article 235 of the Treaty;  Whereas, in order to protect in particular human health and the environment, it is necessary to set for nitrogen dioxide a limit value which must not be exceeded in the territory of the Member States during specified periods and whereas this value should be based on the results of work carried out for the World Health Organization, particularly with regard to the dose/effect relationships established for this pollutant;  Whereas, despite the measures taken, it may not be possible to comply with the limit value in certain zones ; whereas the Member States may be allowed temporary derogations on condition that they forward to the Commission plans for the gradual improvement of the quality of the air in these zones;  Whereas it is expected that the Council will shortly establish a further legal act enabling Member States to  (1) OJ No C 258, 27.9.1983, p. 3. (2) OJ No C 337, 17.12.1984, p. 434. (3) OJ No C 206, 6.8.1984, p. 1. (4) OJ No C 112, 20.12.1973, p. 1. (5) OJ No C 139, 13.6.1977, p. 1. (6) OJ No C 46, 17.2.1983, p. 1.  impose significantly lower limit values for exhaust gases from motor vehicles;  Whereas the measures taken pursuant to this Directive must be economically feasible and compatible with balanced development;  Whereas nitrogen dioxide is also a precursor in the formation of photochemical oxidants which can be harmful to man and the environment and whereas preventive action can help reduce their formation;  Whereas it is necessary to establish measuring stations to monitor compliance with the limit value for nitrogen dioxide and whereas it is desirable that these stations also measure nitric oxide which is an intermediary step in the formation of nitrogen dioxide;  Whereas, in view of the existence of different methods of analysis in the Member States, it is necessary to permit, under certain conditions, the use of methods of analysis other than the reference method laid down in the Directive;  Whereas, in addition to the limit value, there is a need to provide for guide values to improve the protection of human health and contribute to the long-term protection of the environment;  Whereas subsequent changes in the reference method of analysis referred to in this Directive may be desirable in the light of technical and scientific progress in this area ; whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of the work necessary to this end, a procedure should be set up to establish close cooperation between Member States and the Commission within a Committee on Adaptation to Scientific and Technical Progress,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:    Article 1 1. The purpose of this Directive is to:    - fix a limit value (Annex I) for nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere specifically to help protect human beings against the effects of nitrogen dioxide in the environment,       - lay down guide values (Annex II) for nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere in order to improve the protection of human health and contribute to the long-term protection of the environment.         2. This Directive shall not apply to exposure at work or inside buildings.   Article 2 For the purposes of this Directive:    - "limit value" means the concentration of nitrogen dioxide as defined in the table in Annex I which must not be exceeded throughout the territory of the Member States during specified periods and under the conditions laid down in the following Articles,       - "guide values" means the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide as given in Annex II considered over specified periods and intended, in particular, to serve as reference points for the establishment of specific schemes within zones determined by the Member States.          Article 3 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that as from 1 July 1987 the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere measured in accordance with Annex III are not greater than the limit value given in Annex I.  2. However, when in particular circumstances the nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere in certain zones are likely, despite the measures taken, to exceed the limit value in Annex I after 1 July 1987, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission thereof before 1 July 1987.  It shall forward plans for the gradual improvement of the quality of the air in these zones to the Commission as soon as possible. These plans, drawn up on the basis of relevant information on the nature, origin and development of this pollution, shall describe, in particular, the measures taken or to be taken and the procedures implemented or to be implemented by the Member State concerned. These measures and procedures must aim at reducing the nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere within these zones to values not exceeding the limit value given in Annex I as rapidly as possible and by 1 January 1994 at the latest.   Article 4 1. In the zones in which the Member State concerned considers it necessary to limit or prevent a foreseeable increase in pollution by nitrogen dioxide in the wake of urban or industrial development in particular, it may fix values lower than the limit value in Annex I.   2. In zones which the Member State concerned considers should be afforded special environmental protection, it may fix values which are generally lower than the guide values in Annex II.   Article 5 Member States may, at any time, fix values more stringent than those laid down in this Directive.   Article 6 Member States shall establish measuring stations to supply the data necessary for the application of this Directive in accordance with the specifications in Annex III, in particular in zones where the limit value is exceeded or likely to be exceeded and in the zones referred to in Article 4.  Such stations may also measure concentrations of nitric oxide.   Article 7 1. From 1 July 1987 Member States shall inform the Commission, not later than six months after the end (31 December) of the annual reference period, of instances in which the limit value laid down in Annex I has been exceeded and of the concentrations recorded.  2. Member States shall also notify the Commission, not later than one year after the end of the annual reference period, of the reasons for such instances and of the measures they have taken to deal with them.  3. In addition, Member States shall inform the Commission, at its request, of:    - the concentrations they have measured,       - the limit values, deadlines and timetables they have laid down,       - any appropriate measures they have taken,         concerning the zones referred to in Article 4 (1) and (2).  This information must also be made available to the public.   Article 8 The Commission shall publish periodically a summary report on the application of this Directive.   Article 9 The application of the measures taken pursuant to this Directive must not lead to a significant deterioration in the quality of the air in zones, outside urban areas, where the level of pollution by nitrogen dioxide at the time of implementation of this Directive is low in relation to the limit value laid down in Annex I.   Article 10 In applying this Directive, Member States shall use:    - either the reference method of analysis referred to in Annex IV,       - or any other method of analysis which the Commission has been shown is equivalent to the reference method.          Article 11 1. Where a Member State intends to fix, in a region near the border with one or more other Member States, values for concentrations of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere in accordance with Article 4 (1) and (2), it shall hold prior consultations with the Member States concerned. The Commission shall be informed and may attend such consultations.  2. Where the limit value given in Annex I or the values referred to in Article 4 (1) and (2) - provided that the latter values have been the subject of consultations in accordance with paragraph 1 - are or are likely to be exceeded following significant pollution which originates or may originate in another Member State, the Member States concerned shall hold consultations with a view to remedying the situation. The Commission shall be informed and may attend such consultations.   Article 12 The amendments necessary to adapt the specifications in Annex IV to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure described in Article 14. These amendments shall not be such as to alter, directly or indirectly, the limit value laid down in Annex I.   Article 13 1. For the purposes of Article 12, a Committee on the Adaptation of this Directive to Scientific and Technical Progress, hereinafter called "the Committee", shall be set  up, composed of representatives of the Member States with a Commission representative as Chairman.  2. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.   Article 14 1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, matters shall be referred to the Committee by its Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.  2. The Commission representative shall submit a draft of the measures to be taken to the Committee. The Committee shall give its opinion on the draft within a time limit set by the Chairman having regard to the urgency of the matter. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of 45 votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as provided in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The Chairman shall not vote.  3. The Commission shall adopt the proposed measures if they are consistent with the opinion of the Committee.  Where the proposed measures are not consistent with the opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal on the measures to be taken. The Council shall decide by a qualified majority.  If, within three months of the proposal being submitted to it, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.   Article 15 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 January 1987 at the latest and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.  2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.   Article 16 This Directive is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 7 March 1985.  For the Council  The President  A. BIONDI     ANNEX I  LIMIT VALUE FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE  (The value limit shall be expressed in ¶g/m3. The volume must be standardized at the following conditions  of temperature and pressure : 293° K and 101,3 kPa) >PIC FILE= "T0027876">    ANNEX II  GUIDE VALUES FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE  (The value limit shall be expressed in ¶g/m3. The volume must be standardized at the following conditions  of temperature and pressure : 293° K and 101,3 kPa) >PIC FILE= "T0027877">     ANNEX III  MONITORING THE CONCENTRATION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE    1. The purpose of measuring NO2 concentrations in the environment is to assess the individual risk of exposure in excess of the limit value as closely as possible ; measurement points should accordingly be chosen by the Member States wherever possible from among sites where this risk is likely to be the greatest.  Two separate cases need to be considered:      1.1. zones predominantly affected by pollution from motor vehicles and therefore limited to the vicinity of roads carrying heavy traffic;           1.2. more extensive zones in which discharges from fixed sources also make a significant contribution to pollution.                  2. In the case of 1.1, the measurement points should be selected so as to:      - cover examples of the main types of zone predominantly affected by pollution from motor vehicles, particularly "canyon" streets carrying heavy traffic and major intersections,           - be, as far as possible, those in which NO2 concentrations, as specified in paragraph 1, are likely to be among the highest.                  3. The number of stations to be set up for the zones defined in paragraph 1.2 should reflect:      - the extent of the polluted zone,           - the uneven spatial distribution of the pollution.             The choice of sites should not exclude "canyon" streets carrying heavy traffic and major intersections as defined in paragraph 2 if there is a danger of the limit value being exceeded owing to substantial pollution from fixed sources of combustion.       4. The final reading of the instruments should be processed in such a way that an hourly mean or a mean of less than an hour may be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Annex I. In order to enable possible checks to be made, data should be stored where:      - the limit value has not been exceeded, until the next periodic report by the Commission is drawn up as provided for in Article 8,           - the limit value has been exceeded, until the measures called for in Article 3 have been taken.                     ANNEX IV  REFERENCE METHOD OF ANALYSIS TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES  OF THIS DIRECTIVE The reference method of analysis used to determine nitrogen oxides shall be the chemiluminescence method described in ISO standard DIS 7996.  For these methods the language versions published by the ISO and any other versions certified by the Commission as being in line with them shall be considered authentic.  In using the measurement methods, the following points should be taken into consideration:    1. The sampling head should be at a distance of at least 0,5 m from buildings in order to avoid a screening effect.       2. The sampling line (pipes and connections) should be of inert materials (e.g. glass, PTFE, stainless steel) which do not alter the NO2 concentration.       3. The sampling line between the sampling head and the instrument should be as short as possible. The time taken for gas volume samples to pass through the sampling line should not exceed 10 seconds.       4. The sampling head entry must be protected against rain and insects. If a pre-filter is used, it should be selected and maintained (regular cleaning) so as to minimize its influence on the NO2 concentration.       5. Condensation in the sampling line must be avoided.       6. The sampling line should be cleaned regularly, taking local conditions into account.       7. Sampling should not be influenced by gas discharges from the instrument or discharges from the calibration system.       8. Sampling at the sampling head should not be influenced by adjoining installations (the air-conditioning or data transmission equipment).       9. All the necessary precautions must be taken to prevent temperature variations from producing an excessive percentage of errors of measurement.       10. The instruments should be calibrated regularly.       11. The sampling line must be air-tight and the flow-rate must be inspected regularly.