Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1113

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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)Commission Directive 2004/30/EC^note included benzoic acid as an active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC^note.

(2)Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011^note

(3)The approval of the active substance benzoic acid, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, expires on 31 January 2018.

(4)An application for the renewal of the approval of benzoic acid was submitted in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012^note within the time period provided for in that Article.

(5)The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

(6)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 (‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 4 January 2016.

(7)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.

(8)On 30 November 2016 the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion^note on whether benzoic acid can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Commission presented the draft renewal report for benzoic acid to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 24 January 2017.

(9)The applicant was given the possibility to submit comments on the renewal report.

(10)It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing benzoic acid that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied.

(11)It is therefore appropriate to renew the approval of benzoic acid.

(12)The risk assessment for the renewal of the approval of benzoic acid is based on a limited number of representative uses, which however do not restrict the uses for which plant protection products containing benzoic acid may be authorised. It is therefore appropriate not to maintain the restriction for use only as a disinfectant.

(13)In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, however, it is necessary to include certain conditions.

(14)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.

(15)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2016^note extended the approval period of benzoic acid to 31 January 2018 in order to allow the renewal process to be completed before the expiry of the approval of that substance. However, given that a decision on renewal has been taken ahead of this extended expiry date, this Regulation should apply from 1 September 2017.

(16)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 benzoic acid, 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 September 2017.

Annex I

Common Name, Identification Numbers	IUPAC Name	Purity^note	Date of approval	Expiration of approval	Specific provisions
Benzoic acidCAS No 65-85-0CIPAC No 622	Benzoic acid	≥ 990 g/kg	1 September 2017	31 August 2032	For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on benzoic acid 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, ensuring that conditions of use impose the use of adequate personal protective equipment.Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

Annex II

(1)in Part A, entry 79 on benzoic acid is deleted;

(2)in Part B, the following entry is added:Number | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity | Date of approval | Expiration of approval | Specific provisions115 | Benzoic acidCAS No 65-85-0CIPAC No 622 | Benzoic acid | ≥ 990 g/kg | 1 September 2017 | 31 August 2032 | For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on benzoic acid 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, ensuring that conditions of use impose the use of adequate personal protective equipment.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) 2017/1113

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1113

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