Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548

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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 23(5) in conjunction with Article 13(2) thereof,Whereas:

(1)In accordance with Article 23(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Commission received on 29 September 2014 an application from the Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique (ITAB) for the approval of diammonium phosphate as a basic substance. That application was accompanied by the information required by the second subparagraph of Article 23(3).

(2)The Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) for scientific assistance. The Authority presented to the Commission a Technical Report on the substance concerned on 6 October 2015^note. The Commission presented the review report^note and a draft of this Regulation to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 11 December 2015 and finalised them for the meeting of that Committee on 8 March 2016.

(3)Diammonium phosphate is authorised to be used in oenology by Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009^note.

(4)The documentation provided by the applicant shows that diammonium phosphate is not predominantly used for plant protection purposes but nevertheless is useful in plant protection in a product consisting of the substance and water.

(5)It has appeared from the examinations made that diammonium phosphate may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve diammonium phosphate as a basic substance.

(6)In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions for the approval which are detailed in Annex I to this Regulation.

(7)In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011^note should be amended accordingly.

(8)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 1Approval of a basic substance#

The substance diammonium phosphate as specified in Annex I is approved as a basic substance subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

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

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

Article 3Entry into force#

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Annex I

Common Name, Identification Numbers	IUPAC Name	Purity^note	Date of approval	Specific provisions
Diammonium phosphateCAS No: 7783-28-0	Diammonium hydrogen phosphate	Oenological grade	29 April 2016	Diammonium phosphate shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on diammonium phosphate (SANTE/12351/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereto.

Annex II

In Part C of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity^note

Date of approval

Specific provisions

Diammonium phosphateCAS No: 7783-28-0

Diammonium hydrogen phosphate

Oenological grade

29 April 2016

Diammonium phosphate shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on diammonium phosphate (SANTE/12351/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereto.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548

Article 1Approval of a basic substance#

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

Article 3Entry into force#

Annex I

Annex II

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Article 1Approval of a basic substance#

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

Article 3Entry into force#

Annex I

Annex II