Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1295 of 27 July 2015 approving the active substance sulfoxaflor, 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 sulfoxaflor, 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

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 Sulfoxaflor CAS No: 946578-00-3 CIPAC No: 820 [methyl(oxo){1-[6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridyl]ethyl}-λ 6 -sulfanylidene]cyanamide ≥ 950 g/kg 18 August 2015 18 August 2025 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 sulfoxaflor, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: (a) the risk to bees and other non-target arthropods; (b) the risk to bees and bumble bees released for pollination, when the substance is applied in glasshouses. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (a) the risk to honey bees via the different routes of exposure, in particular nectar, pollen, guttation fluid and dust; (b) risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops and flowering weeds; (c) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees; (d) the risk to bee brood. The applicant shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 18 August 2017. ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II In Part B 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 ‘88 Sulfoxaflor CAS No: 946578-00-3 CIPAC No: 820 [methyl(oxo){1-[6-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pyridyl]ethyl}-λ 6 -sulfanylidene]cyanamide ≥ 950 g/kg 18 August 2015 18 August 2025 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 sulfoxaflor, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account. In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to: (a) the risk to bees and other non-target arthropods; (b) the risk to bees and bumble bees released for pollination, when the substance is applied in glasshouses. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (a) the risk to honey bees via the different routes of exposure, in particular nectar, pollen, guttation fluid and dust; (b) risk to honey bees foraging in nectar or pollen in succeeding crops and flowering weeds; (c) the risk to pollinators other than honey bees; (d) the risk to bee brood. The applicant shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 18 August 2017.’ ( *1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.