Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 800/2011 of 9 August 2011 approving the active substance tefluthrin, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC Text with EEA relevance

Approval of active substance

Article 1

The active substance tefluthrin, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Re-evaluation of plant protection products

Article 2

1.   Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing tefluthrin as an active substance by 30 June 2012. By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in the Annex I to this Regulation are met, with the exception of those identified in Part B of the column on specific provisions of that Annex, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(1) to (4) of that Directive and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. 2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing tefluthrin as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances all of which were listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 by 31 December 2011 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC and taking into account Part B of the column on specific provisions of Annex I to this Regulation. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Following that determination Member States shall: (a) in the case of a product containing tefluthrin as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 December 2015 at the latest; or (b) in the case of a product containing tefluthrin as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 December 2015 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective act or acts which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC or approved that substance or substances, whichever is the latest.

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Article 3

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

Amendments to Decision 2008/934/EC

Article 4

The line concerning tefluthrin in the Annex to Decision 2008/934/EC is deleted.

Entry into force and date of application

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Conditions of approval as active substance under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009: Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Tefluthrin CAS No: 79538-32-2 CIPAC No: 451 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methylbenzyl (1 RS, 3RS )-3-[( Z )-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Tefluthrin is a 1:1 mixture of Z -(1 R , 3 R ) and Z -(1 S , 3 S ) enantiomers. ≥ 920 g/kg Hexachlorobenzene: not more than 1 mg/kg 1 January 2012 31 December 2021 PART A Only uses as insecticide may be authorised. The seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. These facilities shall apply the best available techniques in order to exclude the release of dust clouds during storage, transport and application. PART B 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 tefluthrin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 17 June 2011 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the operators and workers safety and include among the authorised conditions of use the application of adequate personal protective equipment as well as respiratory protective equipment, — the risk to birds and mammals. Risk mitigation measures should be applied to grant a high degree of incorporation in soil and avoidance of spillage, — ensure that the label of treated seed includes the indication that the seeds were treated with tefluthrin and sets out the risk mitigation measures provided for in the authorisation. The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (1) the specification of the technical material, as commercially manufactured; (2) a validated analytical method for water; (3) the possible environmental impact of the preferential degradation/conversion of the isomers and an estimation of the relative toxicity and risk assessment for the workers. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority the information set out in point (1) by 30 June 2012, the information set out in point (2) by 31 December 2012, and the information set out in point (3) 2 years after the adoption of a specific guidance document on evaluation of isomers mixture. ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II In Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 the following entry is added: ‘10 Tefluthrin CAS No: 79538-32-2 CIPAC No: 451 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methylbenzyl (1 RS, 3RS )-3-[( Z )-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate Tefluthrin is a 1:1 mixture of Z -(1 R , 3 R ) and Z -(1 S , 3 S ) enantiomers. ≥ 920 g/kg Hexachlorobenzene: not more than 1 mg/kg 1 January 2012 31 December 2021 PART A Only uses as insecticide may be authorised. The seed coating shall only be performed in professional seed treatment facilities. These facilities shall apply the best available techniques in order to exclude the release of dust clouds during storage, transport and application. PART B 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 tefluthrin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 17 June 2011 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the operators and workers safety and include among the authorised conditions of use the application of adequate personal protective equipment as well as respiratory protective equipment, — the risk to birds and mammals. Risk mitigation measures should be applied to grant a high degree of incorporation in soil and avoidance of spillage, — ensure that the label of treated seed includes the indication that the seeds were treated with tefluthrin and sets out the risk mitigation measures provided for in the authorisation. The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (1) the specification of the technical material, as commercially manufactured; (2) a validated analytical method for water; (3) the possible environmental impact of the preferential degradation/conversion of the isomers and an estimation of the relative toxicity and risk assessment for the workers. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority the information set out in point (1) by 30 June 2012, the information set out in point (2) by 31 December 2012, and the information set out in point (3) 2 years after the adoption of a specific guidance document on evaluation of isomers mixture.’