Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 141/2014 of 13 February 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/clove oil Text with EEA relevance

Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Article 1

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

Transitional measures

Article 2

Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing plant oils/clove oil as active substance by 6 September 2014.

Grace period

Article 3

Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 6 September 2015 at the latest.

Article 4

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

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 241 on the active substance plant oils/clove oil is replaced by the following: Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘241 Plant oils/clove oil CAS No 84961-50-2 (clove oil) 97-53-0 (Eugenol — main component) CIPAC No 906 Clove Oil is a complex mixture of chemical substances. The main component is eugenol. ≥ 800 g/kg Relevant impurity: methyl eugenol maximum 0,1 % of the technical material 1 September 2009 31 August 2019 PART A Only indoor uses as post-harvest fungicide and bactericide 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 clove oil (SANCO/2622/2008) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of operators and workers ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, where appropriate. The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards (a) the technical specification; (b) data comparing natural background exposure situations of plant oils/clove oil, eugenol and methyl eugenol in relation to exposure from the use of plant oils/clove oil as a plant protection product. This data shall cover human exposure. The notifier shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority that information by 30 April 2016.’