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)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1154
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the approval of active substance

The approval of the active substance sulfosulfuron, as specified in Annex I, is renewed, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3 Entry into force and date of application

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.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

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 II

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.