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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/1154 29.5.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1154
of 29 May 2026
amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the deletion of
methoxyfenozide, penthiopyrad and terpenoid blend QRD 460 from the list of active substances
approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(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 Article 78(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011(2) lists active substances approved or
deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
(2) The active substances methoxyfenozide, penthiopyrad and terpenoid blend QRD 460 are currently listed in the
Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011. For those active substances, no applications for renewal
were submitted or applications were submitted but withdrawn. Following the expiry of their respective approval
periods, they are no longer approved.
(3) Therefore, these active substances should be deleted from the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.
(4) 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1107/oj.
(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, ELI: http://data.
europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2011/540/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1154/oj 1/3EN
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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, 29 May 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1154/ojEN
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ANNEX
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:
(1) in Part B, the following entries are deleted:
(a) entry 57, penthiopyrad;
(b) entry 84, terpenoid blend QRD 460;
(2) in Part E, entry 11, methoxyfenozide, is deleted.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1154/oj 3/3