2009/700/EC: Commission Decision of 10 September 2009 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossier submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of bixafen in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (notified under document C(2009) 6771) (Text with EEA relevance)

Without prejudice to Article 6(4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, the dossier concerning the active substance identified in the Annex to this Decision, which was submitted to the Commission and the Member States with a view to obtaining the inclusion of that substance in Annex I to that Directive, satisfies in principle the data and information requirements set out in Annex II to that Directive. The dossier also satisfies the data and information requirements set out in Annex III to that Directive in respect of one plant protection product containing the active substance, taking into account the uses proposed.

The rapporteur Member State shall pursue the detailed examination for the dossier referred to in Article 1 and shall communicate to the Commission the conclusions of its examination accompanied by a recommendation on the inclusion or non-inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of the active substance referred to in Article 1 and any conditions for that inclusion as soon as possible and at the latest within a period of 1 year from the date of publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.