Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1397 of 14 August 2015 renewing the approval of the active substance florasulam 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 florasulam, 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 Florasulam CAS No 145701-23-1 CIPAC No 616 2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5- c ]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide ≥ 970 g/kg Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 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 florasulam, 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 risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. ( 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 36 on florasulam is deleted; (2) in Part B, the following entry is added:   Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( *1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘90 Florasulam CAS No 145701-23-1 CIPAC No 616 2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5- c ]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide ≥ 970 g/kg Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 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 florasulam, 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 risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’ ( *1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.