Approval of a basic substance
Article 1
The basic substance Equisetum arvense L., as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 462/2014 of 5 May 2014 approving the basic substance Equisetum arvense L., 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 Text with EEA relevance
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Approval of a basic substance
The basic substance Equisetum arvense L., as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
(1) In Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 the second paragraph is replaced by the following two paragraphs: ‘The active substances approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are as set out in Part B of the Annex to this Regulation. The basic substances approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are as set out in Part C of the Annex to this Regulation.’ (2) The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Entry 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 .
ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity ( 1 ) Date of approval Specific provisions Equisetum arvense L. CAS No: not allocated CIPAC No: not allocated Not applicable European Pharmacopeia 1 July 2014 Equisetum arvense L. may be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Equisetum arvense L. (SANCO/12386/2013) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 20 March 2014. ( 1 ) Further details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report.
ANNEX II The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) The title of the Annex is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX ACTIVE SUBSTANCES’ (2) The following Part C is added: ‘PART C Basic Substances General provisions applying to all substances listed in this Part: the Commission shall keep available all review reports (except for confidential information within the meaning of Article 63 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) for consultation by any interested parties or shall make them available to them on specific request. Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity ( *1 ) Date of approval Specific provisions 1 Equisetum arvense L. CAS No: not allocated CIPAC No: not allocated Not applicable European Pharmacopeia 1 July 2014 Equisetum arvense L. may be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Equisetum arvense L. (SANCO/12386/2013) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 20 March 2014. ( *1 ) Further details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report.’
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