Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/543 of 1 April 2015 approving the active substance COS-OGA, 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 active substance

Article 1

The active substance COS-OGA, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Article 2

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 Expiration of approval Specific provisions COS-OGA CAS No: not allocated CIPAC No: 979 Linear copolymer of α-1,4-D-galactopyranosyluronic acids and methylesterified galactopyranosyluronic acids (9 to 20 residues) with linear copolymer β-1,4-linked 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose (5 to 10 residues). ≥ 915 g/kg — OGA/COS ratio comprised between 1 and 1,6 — Degree of polymerisation of COS comprised between 5 and 10 — Degree of polymerisation of OGA comprised between 9 and 20 — Degree of methylation of OGA < 10 % — Degree of acetylation of COS < 50 % 22 April 2015 22 April 2030 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 COS-OGA, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II In Part D 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 Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘2 COS-OGA CAS No: not allocated CIPAC No: 979 Linear copolymer of α-1,4-D-galactopyranosyluronic acids and methylesterified galactopyranosyluronic acids (9 to 20 residues) with linear copolymer β-1,4-linked 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose (5 to 10 residues). ≥ 915 g/kg — OGA/COS ratio comprised between 1 and 1,6 — Degree of polymerisation of COS comprised between 5 and 10 — Degree of polymerisation of OGA comprised between 9 and 20 — Degree of methylation of OGA < 10 % — Degree of acetylation of COS < 50 % 22 April 2015 22 April 2030 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 COS-OGA, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.’ ( *1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.