Approval of a basic substance
Article 1
Open ↗The substance calcium hydroxide as specified in Annex I is approved as basic substance subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Source
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/762 of 12 May 2015 approving the basic substance calcium hydroxide 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)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/762 of 12 May 2015 approving the basic substance calcium hydroxide 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)
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Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
Article 2
Open ↗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
Open ↗This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 July 2015.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity ( 1 ) Date of approval Specific provisions Calcium Hydroxide CAS No 1305-62-0 Calcium Hydroxide 920 g/kg Food grade The following impurities are of toxicological concern and must not exceed the levels below (expressed in mg/kg on dry matter): Barium 300 mg/kg Fluoride 50 mg/kg Arsenic 3 mg/kg Lead 2 mg/kg. 1 July 2015 Calcium hydroxide shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Calcium Hydroxide (SANCO/10148/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 20 March 2015. ( 1 ) Further details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report.
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
Open ↗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 ‘4 Calcium Hydroxide CAS No 1305-62-0 Calcium Hydroxide 920 g/kg Food grade The following impurities are of toxicological concern and must not exceed the levels below (expressed in mg/kg on dry matter): Barium 300 mg/kg Fluoride 50 mg/kg Arsenic 3 mg/kg Lead 2 mg/kg. 1 July 2015 Calcium hydroxide shall be used in accordance with the specific conditions included in the conclusions of the review report on Calcium Hydroxide (SANCO/10148/2015) and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 20 March 2015.’ ( *1 ) Further details on identity, specification and manner of use of basic substance are provided in the review report.
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