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L 248/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1589
of 26 September 2019
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval
periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenox, chlorotoluron,
clofentezine, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole,
diflubenzuron, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, fludioxonil, flufenacet, fosthiazate,
indoxacarb, lenacil, MCPA, MCPB, nicosulfuron, picloram, prosulfocarb, pyriproxyfen, thiophanate-
methyl, triflusulfuron and tritosulfuron
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009
concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and
91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) sets out the active
substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(2) The approval periods of the active substances beta-cyfluthrin, chlorotoluron, clomazone, cypermethrin,
daminozide, deltamethrin, fludioxonil, flufenacet, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, MCPA, MCPB, prosulfocarb and
thiophanate-methyl were extended until 31 October 2019 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
2018/1262 (3).
(3) The approval period of the active substance tritosulfuron was extended until 30 November 2019 by Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1796 (4).
(4) The approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, bifenox, clofentezine, dicamba, difenoconazole,
diflubenzuron, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, lenacil, nicosulfuron, picloram and pyriproxyfen were
extended until 31 December 2019 by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1796.
(5) The approval period of the active substance triflusulfuron will expire on 31 December 2019.
(6) Applications for the renewal of the approval of those substances were submitted in accordance with Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (5).
(7) Due to the fact that the assessment of those substances has been delayed for reasons beyond the control of the
applicants, the approvals of those active substances are likely to expire before a decision has been taken on their
renewal. It is therefore necessary to extend their approval periods.
(1) OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1262 of 20 September 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 1-methylcyclopropene, beta-cyfluthrin, chlorothalonil, chloro
toluron, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-p, diuron, fludioxonil, flufenacet, flurtamone, fosthiazate,
indoxacarb, MCPA, MCPB, prosulfocarb, thiophanate-methyl and tribenuron (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 62).
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1796 of 20 November 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, bifenox, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl,
clofentezine, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, diflufenican, dimoxystrobin, fenoxaprop-p, fenpropidin, lenacil, mancozeb,
mecoprop-p, metiram, nicosulfuron, oxamyl, picloram, pyraclostrobin, pyriproxyfen and tritosulfuron (OJ L 294, 21.11.2018, p. 15).
(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implemen
tation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and
of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26).27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 248/25
(8) In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where
the Commission is to adopt a Regulation providing that the approval of an active substance referred to in the
Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission is to set
the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regulation
providing that the approval of the active substance is not renewed, whichever date is later. As regards cases
where the Commission is to adopt a Regulation providing for the renewal of an active substance referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation, the Commission will endeavour to set, as appropriate under the circumstances, the
earliest possible application date.
(9) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this
Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 September 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKERL 248/26 EN Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2019
ANNEX
Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 40, Deltamethrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(2) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 48, Beta-cyfluthrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(3) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 65, Flufenacet, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(4) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 69, Fosthiazate, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(5) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 102, Chlorotoluron, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(6) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 103, Cypermethrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(7) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 104, Daminozide, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(8) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 105, Thiophanate-methyl, the date is replaced by ‘31 October
2020’;
(9) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 107, MCPA, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(10) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 108, MCPB, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(11) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 119, Indoxacarb, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(12) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 160, Prosulfocarb, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(13) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 161, Fludioxonil, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(14) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 162, Clomazone, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;
(15) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 169, Amidosulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December
2020’;
(16) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 170, Nicosulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(17) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 171, Clofentezine, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(18) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 172, Dicamba, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(19) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 173, Difenoconazole, the date is replaced by ‘31 December
2020’;
(20) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 174, Diflubenzuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December
2020’;
(21) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 176, Lenacil, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(22) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 178, Picloram, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 248/27
(23) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 179, Pyriproxyfen, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(24) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 180, Bifenox, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(25) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 181, Diflufenican, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(26) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 182, Fenoxaprop-P, the date is replaced by ‘31 December
2020’;
(27) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 183, Fenpropidin, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;
(28) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 186, Tritosulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘30 November
2020’;
(29) in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 289, Triflusulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December
2020’.