The present invention relates to phenoxy- or pyridyloxy-aminotriazine compounds and to their use as herbicides. The present invention also relates to agrochemical compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation. (I) wherein A is a radical of formula (A.1) and X is CRA4 or N R1 is inter alia H, OH, S(O)2NH2, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, (C3-C6-cycloalkyl)-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkoxy)-C1-C6-alkyl, etc. R2 is inter alia H, halogen, OH, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-alkynyl, (C1-C6-alkoxy)- C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, (C3-C6-cycloalkyl)-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C6- alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C3-C6-cycloalkoxy or (C3-C6-cycloalkyl)-C1-C4-alkoxy, ect. R3 is inter alia selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy and C1-C6-haloalkoxy R4 is inter alia selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, CN, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-alkynyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, ect. R3 and R4 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a moiety selected from the group consisting of carbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl and three- to six-membered heterocyclyl, ect. including their agriculturally acceptable salts.