Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 1 of Commission Decision 98/270/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance fenvalerate, shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 30 June 2008.

Article 2

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2002/928/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance benomyl shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.

Article 3

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substances acifluorfen, bensultap, bromopropylate, fenpropathrin, fomesafen, imazapyr, nonylphenol ethoxylate, oxadixyl, prometryne, quinalphos, terbufos or triforine shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 30 June 2008.

Article 4

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2003/308/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance metalaxyl shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 30 June 2008.

Article 5

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/129/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substances boric acid, imazethapyr, methidathion or triadimefon shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 30 June 2008.

Article 6

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/141/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance amitraz shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.

Article 7

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/247/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance simazine shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.

Article 8

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2004/248/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance atrazine shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.

Article 9

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2005/303/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance kasugamycin shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.

Article 10

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Commission Decision 2005/864/EC, any period of grace granted by Romania, in accordance with Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing the active substance endosulfan shall be as short as possible and shall expire not later than 31 December 2007.

Article 11

Romania shall ensure that the continued uses referred to in Articles 1 to 10 have neither harmful effect on human or animal health nor unacceptable influence on the environment.

Romania shall ensure that all necessary risk mitigation measures are taken.

Where a plant protection product contains several active substances, and Articles 1 to 10 lay down different dates for in relation to those substances, the earlier date shall apply.

Article 12

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.