Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 916/2014 of 22 August 2014 approving the basic substance sucrose 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 the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 Text with EEA relevance

Approval of a basic substance

Article 1

The substance sucrose as specified in Annex I is approved as basic substance subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Article 2

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

Entry into force and date of application

Article 3

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

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common name, identification numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Specific provisions Sucrose CAS no: 57-50-1 α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranoside or β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→1)-α-D-glucopyranoside Food grade 1 January 2015 Only uses as basic substance being an elicitor of the crop's natural defence mechanisms are approved. Sucrose shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on sucrose (SANCO/11406/2014) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 11 July 2014. ( 1 )   Further details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II In Part C of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added: Number Common name, identification numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Specific provisions ‘3 Sucrose CAS no: 57-50-1 α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranoside or β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→1)-α-D-glucopyranoside Food grade 1 January 2015 Only uses as basic substance being an elicitor of the crop's natural defence mechanisms are approved. Sucrose shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on sucrose (SANCO/11406/2014) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 11 July 2014.’ ( 1 )   Further details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report.