Article 6

1. After consultation by the Commission of the Scientific Committee on Pesticides set up under Decision 78/436/EEC [4] the following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8: any amendments necessary within groups A (mercury compounds) and B (persistent organochlorine compounds) of the substances in column 1 of the Annex; any amendments necessary to column 2 of the Annex. If a derogation is to be cancelled, prior consultation of the Scientific Committee shall not be necessary, provided that all Member States have informed the Commission that they do not intend or no longer intend to avail themselves of that derogation. This information may be supplied to the Standing Committee on Plant Health set up under Decision 76/894/EEC [5]. 2. Paragraph 1 shall apply for a period of five years as from 1 January 1981. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may decide to extend the, period of validity of paragraph 1 or to remove any limit on its application. 3. Any amendments to the Annex which are not provided for in paragraph 1 shall be adopted by the Council acting on a proposal from the Commission. 4. The Commission shall examine at least every two years whether and to what extent the second column of the Annex should be amended. 5. All amendments to the Annex shall be made by reason of the development of scientific and technical knowledge. 6. An active substance shall be included in the Annex if, even when properly applied for the purpose intended, its use gives rise or is likely to give rise to: harmful effects on human or animal health; unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-31 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.