Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1201

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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^note, and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,Whereas:

(1)The approval of the active substance fenhexamid, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011^note, expires on 31 December 2015.

(2)An application for the renewal of the inclusion of fenhexamid in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC^note was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010^note within the time period provided for in that Article.

(3)The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

(4)The rapporteur Member State prepared a renewal assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 30 April 2013.

(5)The Authority communicated the renewal assessment report to the applicant and to the Member States for comments and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the supplementary summary dossier available to the public.

(6)On 30 June 2014 the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion^note on whether fenhexamid can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Commission presented the draft review report for fenhexamid to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 27 January 2015.

(7)It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied.

(8)It is therefore appropriate to renew the approval of fenhexamid.

(9)In accordance with Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in conjunction with Article 13(4) thereof, the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should be amended accordingly.

(10)This Regulation should apply from the day after the date of expiry of the approval of the active substance fenhexamid, as referred to in recital 1.

(11)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 1Renewal of the approval of active substance#

The approval of the active substance fenhexamid, as specified in Annex I, is renewed, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011#

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3Entry into force and date of application#

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2016.

Annex I

Common Name, Identification Numbers	IUPAC Name	Purity^note	Date of approval	Expiration of approval	Specific provisions
FenhexamidCAS No: 126833-17-8CIPAC No: 603	N-(2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylcyclohexane-1-carboxamide	≥ 975 g/kgThe following relevant impurity must not exceed a certain threshold in the technical material:toluene: max. 1 g/kg,4-amino-2,3-dichlorophenol: max. 3 g/kg.	1 January 2016	31 December 2030	For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on fenhexamid, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:the protection of operators during field crop handheld operations,the protection of workers re-entering indoor-treated crops,the risk to aquatic organisms,the long-term risk to mammals for field uses.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

Annex II

(1)in Part A, entry 13 on fenhexamid is deleted;

(2)in Part B, the following entry is added:^noteCommon Name, Identification NumbersIUPAC NamePurity^noteDate of approvalExpiration of approvalSpecific provisions‘85FenhexamidCAS No: 126833-17-8CIPAC No: 603N-(2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylcyclohexane-1-carboxamide≥ 975 g/kgThe following relevant impurity must not exceed a certain threshold in the technical material:

—toluene: max. 1 g/kg,

—the protection of operators during field crop handheld operations,

—4-amino-2,3-dichlorophenol: max. 3 g/kg.

—the protection of workers re-entering indoor-treated crops,

—the risk to aquatic organisms,

—the long-term risk to mammals for field uses.

1 January 201631 December 2030For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on fenhexamid, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1201

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1201

Article 1Renewal of the approval of active substance#

Article 2Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011#

Article 3Entry into force and date of application#

Annex I

Annex II

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Article 1Renewal of the approval of active substance#

Article 2Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011#

Article 3Entry into force and date of application#

Annex I

Annex II