Renewal of the approval of active substance as a candidate for substitution
Article 1
The approval of the active substance lambda-cyhalothrin, as a candidate for substitution, is renewed as set out in Annex I.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/146 of 4 February 2016 renewing the approval of the active substance lambda-cyhalothrin, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)
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Renewal of the approval of active substance as a candidate for substitution
The approval of the active substance lambda-cyhalothrin, as a candidate for substitution, is renewed as set out in Annex I.
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.
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 April 2016.
ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Lambda-Cyhalothrin CAS No 91465-08-6 CIPAC No 463 A 1:1 mixture of: (R)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1S,3S)-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,3R)-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate or of (R)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1S)-cis-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R)-cis-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate 900 g/kg 1 April 2016 31 March 2023 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 lambda-cyhalothrin, 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: (a) protection of operators, workers and bystanders; (b) metabolites potentially formed in processed commodities; (c) risk to aquatic organisms, mammals and non-target arthropods. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicants shall submit confirmatory information as regards: 1. a systematic review to assess the evidence available as regards potential sperm effects linked to exposure to lambda-cyhalothrin using guidance available (e.g. EFSA GD on Systematic Review methodology, 2010); 2. toxicological information to assess the toxicological profile of the metabolites V (PBA) and XXIII (PBA(OH)). The applicants shall submit those information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 1 April 2018. ( 1 ) Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
ANNEX II The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows: (1) in Part A, entry 12 on lambda-cyhalothrin 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 ‘5 Lambda-Cyhalothrin CAS No 91465-08-6 CIPAC No 463 A 1:1 mixture of: (R)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1S,3S)-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R,3R)-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate or of (R)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1S)-cis-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R)-cis-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate 900 g/kg 1 April 2016 31 March 2023 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 lambda-cyhalothrin, 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: (a) protection of operators, workers and bystanders; (b) metabolites potentially formed in processed commodities; (c) risk to aquatic organisms, mammals and non-target arthropods. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicants shall submit confirmatory information as regards: 1. a systematic review to assess the evidence available as regards potential sperm effects linked to exposure to lambda-cyhalothrin using guidance available (e.g. EFSA GD on Systematic Review methodology, 2010); 2. toxicological information to assess the toxicological profile of the metabolites V (PBA) and XXIII (PBA(OH)). The applicants shall submit those information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 1 April 2018.’ ( 1 ) Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.
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