Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 504/2014 of 15 May 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance plant oils/citronella 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/citronella oil as active substance by 5 December 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 5 December 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 240 on the active substance plant oils/citronella oil is replaced by the following: Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘240 Plant oils/citronella oil CAS No 8000-29-1 CIPAC No 905 Citronella Oil is a complex mixture of chemical substances. The main components are:   Citronellal (3,7-dimethyl-6-octenal).   Geraniol ((E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol).   Citronellol (3,7-dimethyl-6-octan-2-ol).   Geranyl acetate (3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1yl acetate). The sum of the following impurities must not exceed 0,1 % of technical material: methyl eugenol and methyl-isoeugenol. 1 September 2009 31 August 2019 PART A Only uses as herbicide 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 citronella oil (SANCO/2621/2008) 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. Conditions of use shall include, where appropriate, risk mitigation measures. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of operators, workers, bystanders and residents, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, where appropriate; — the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil; — the risk to non-target organisms. The notifier shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (a) the technical specification; (b) data comparing natural background exposure situations of plant oils/citronella oil and methyl eugenol and methyl isoeugenol in relation to exposure from the use of plant oils/citronella oil as a plant protection product. This data shall cover human exposure as well as exposure of non-target organisms; (c) the groundwater exposure assessment for potential metabolites of plant oils/citronella oil, in particular for methyl eugenol and methyl isoeugenol. The notifier shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority that information by 30 April 2016.’