Date: 2022-05-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/808 of 23 May 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the approval period of the active substance bispyribac (Text with EEA relevance)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/808 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 regarding the approval period of the active substance bispyribac. The amendment is due to the withdrawal of the application for renewal of approval. The new expiry date for bispyribac is set for 31 July 2022.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment:** Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011 is amended.
* **Bispyribac Approval:** The approval period for bispyribac, previously extended until 31 July 2023, is revised.
* **Withdrawal of Application:** The applicant withdrew the renewal application for bispyribac.
* **New Expiry Date:** The expiry date for bispyribac is set to 31 July 2022.
* **Entry into Force:** The regulation comes into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Amendment Details**: In Annex Part B of Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011, the expiry date for Bispyribac is changed to 31 July 2022.
Impact Analysis:
**Member States:**
* *Impact:* Member States are affected by the change in the approval period of bispyribac.
* *Action Required:* Member States must withdraw authorizations for plant protection products containing bispyribac by the new expiry date.
**Plant Protection Product Manufacturers/Applicants:**
* *Impact:* The applicant who withdrew the renewal no longer has approval after the set date.
* *Action Required:* Plant protection product manufacturers need to be aware that bispyribac can no longer be used in products after the expiry date and should plan accordingly.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Regulation EC No 1107/2009: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011: A Commission Implementing Regulation implementing Regulation EC No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU No 844/2012: A Commission Implementing Regulation setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation EC No 1107/2009.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2018/1916: A Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation EU No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance bispyribac.
bispyribac: An active substance used in plant protection products, the approval period of which is being amended by the regulation.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted.
24.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 145/37
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/808
of 23 May 2022
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the approval period of the active
substance bispyribac
(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 Article 17, first paragraph, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Part B of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011(2)sets out the active substances
approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(2) An application for the renewal of the approval of the active substance bispyribac was submitted on 30 July 2018, in
accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012(3).
(3) The approval period of the active substance bispyribac was extended from 31 July 2021 until 31 July 2023 by
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1916(4).
(4) However, on 22 October 2020, the applicant confirmed that it no longer supports the application for renewal of
approval.
(5) As the application for renewal was withdrawn, the extension of the approval period of this active substance,
provided for by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1916, is no longer justified. Therefore, a new expiry date
should be set at the earliest date possible, while giving Member States sufficient time to withdraw authorisations for
plant protection products containing that substance.
(6) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) 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.
(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) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the
implementation 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).
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1916 of 6 December 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance bispyribac (OJ L 311, 7.12.2018, p. 24).L 145/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.5.2022
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, 23 May 2022.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN24.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 145/39
ANNEX
In Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row
1, Bispyribac, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2022’.