Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 365/2013 of 22 April 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance glufosinate Text with EEA relevance

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 365/2013
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

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

Article 2 Transitional measures

Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing glufosinate as active substance by 13 November 2013.

Article 3 Period of grace

Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire 12 months after withdrawal of the respective authorisation at the latest.

Article 4 Entry 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 .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 151, glufosinate, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:

‘PART A

Only uses as herbicide for band or spot application may be authorised at rates not exceeding 750 g active substance/ha (treated surface) per application and maximum two applications per year.

PART B

In assessing applications to authorise plant protection products containing glufosinate, notably as regards the operator and consumer exposure, Member States shall pay particular attention to the criteria in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and shall ensure that any necessary data and information is provided before such an authorisation is granted.

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 glufosinate, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 24 November 2006, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

(a)

the operator, worker and bystander safety; conditions of authorisation shall include protective measures, where appropriate;

(b)

the potential for groundwater contamination, where the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil or climatic conditions;

(c)

the protection of mammals, non-target arthropods and non-target plants.

Conditions of authorisation shall include the application of drift reducing nozzles and spray shields and shall provide for respective labelling of plant protection products. Those conditions shall include further risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’.