Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2047 of 16 November 2015 renewing the approval of the active substance esfenvalerate, as a candidate for substitution, 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) 2015/2047
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Renewal of the approval of the active substance as a candidate for substitution

The approval of the active substance esfenvalerate, as a candidate for substitution, is renewed as set out in Annex I.

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

Esfenvalerate

CAS No: 66230-04-4

CIPAC No: 481

(αS)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (2S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutyrate

830 g/kg

The impurity toluene shall not exceed 10 g/kg in the technical material.

1 January 2016

31 December 2022

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 esfenvalerate, 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 from esfenvalerate and the 2SαR-isomer of fenvalerate to aquatic organisms including the risk for bio-accumulation through the food chain,

—

the risk to honeybees and non-target arthropods,

—

the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions.

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 II

ANNEX II

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Part A, entry 10 on esfenvalerate is deleted;

(2)

in Part E, the following entry is added:

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity  ( *1 )

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

‘2

Esfenvalerate

CAS No: 66230-04-4

CIPAC No: 481

(αS)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (2S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methylbutyrate

830 g/kg

The impurity toluene shall not exceed 10 g/kg in the technical material.

1 January 2016

31 December 2022

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 esfenvalerate, 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 from esfenvalerate and the 2SαR-isomer of fenvalerate to aquatic organisms including the risk for bio-accumulation through the food chain,

—

the risk to honeybees and non-target arthropods,

—

the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions.

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.