Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1154 of 14 July 2015 renewing the approval of the active substance sulfosulfuron 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)

Renewal of the approval of active substance

Article 1

The approval of the active substance sulfosulfuron, as specified in Annex I, is renewed, 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 . It shall apply from 1 January 2016.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Sulfosulfuron CAS No: 141776-32-1 CIPAC No: 601 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(2-ethylsulfonylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-ylsulfonyl)urea ≥ 980 g/kg The following relevant impurity must not exceed a certain threshold in the technical material: Phenol: < 2 g/kg 1 January 2016 31 December 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 sulfosulfuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions; — the risk to soil non-target macro-organisms other than earthworms, non-target terrestrial plants and aquatic organisms. ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) In Part A, entry 32 on sulfosulfuron is deleted. (2) In Part B, the following entry 89 is added:   Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( *1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘89 Sulfosulfuron CAS No: 141776-32-1 CIPAC No: 601 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(2-ethylsulfonylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-ylsulfonyl)urea ≥ 980 g/kg The following relevant impurity must not exceed a certain threshold in the technical material: Phenol: < 2 g/kg 1 January 2016 31 December 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 sulfosulfuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: — the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions; — the risk to soil non-target macro-organisms other than earthworms, non-target terrestrial plants and aquatic organisms.’ ( *1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.