Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/307 of 26 February 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance triclopyr Text with EEA relevance

Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EC) 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 triclopyr as active substance by 19 September 2015.

Period of grace

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 by 19 September 2016 at the latest.

Entry into force

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 The column ‘Specific provisions’ of row 136, triclopyr, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is replaced by the following: ‘PART A Only uses as herbicide may be authorised. Only uses with a total application per year of maximum 480 g active substance per hectare shall 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 triclopyr, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 12 December 2014 shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States: — shall pay particular attention to the protection of groundwater under vulnerable conditions. Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures and monitoring programmes shall be initiated in vulnerable zones, where appropriate, — shall pay particular attention to the safety of operators and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment, — shall pay particular attention to the protection of birds, mammals, aquatic organisms and non-target plants. Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’