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Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 187/2013 of 5 March 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance ethylene Text with EEA relevance
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Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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 February 2014.
ANNEX In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 227 on the active substance ethylene is replaced by the following: Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘227 Ethylene CAS No 74-85-1 CIPAC No 839 Ethylene ≥ 90 % Relevant impurity: ethylene oxide, max content 1 mg/kg 1 September 2009 31 August 2019 PART A Only indoor uses as plant growth regulator by professional users may be authorised. 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 ethylene (SANCO/2608/2008) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 1 February 2013, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: (a) the compliance of ethylene with the required specifications, irrespective of the form in which it is supplied to the user; (b) the protection of operators, workers and bystanders. Conditions of authorisation shall include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures.’ ( 1 ) Further details on identity and specification of active substances are provided in their review reports.
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