Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/177 of 10 February 2016 approving the active substance benzovindiflupyr, 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)

Approval of the active substance as a candidate for substitution

Article 1

The active substance benzovindiflupyr is approved as set out in Annex I as a candidate for substitution.

Amendment 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 Benzovindiflupyr CAS No: 1072957-71-1 CIPAC No: not available N -[(1 RS ,4 SR )-9-(dichloromethylene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,4-methanonaphthalen-5-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide 960 g/kg (50/50) racemate 2.3.2016 2.3.2023 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 benzovindiflupyr, 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. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (1) the technical specification of the active substance as manufactured (based on commercial scale production) including the relevance of impurities; (2) the compliance of the toxicity and ecotoxicity batches with the confirmed technical specification; (3) the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface water and groundwater, when surface water or groundwater is abstracted for drinking water. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority the information requested under points (1) and (2) by 2 September 2016 and the information requested under point (3) within two years after adoption of a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater. ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II In Part E of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:   Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘4 Benzovindiflupyr CAS No: 1072957-71-1 CIPAC No: not available N -[(1 RS ,4 SR )-9-(dichloromethylene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,4-methanonaphthalen-5-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide 960 g/kg (50/50) racemate 2.3.2016 2.3.2023 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 benzovindiflupyr, 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. Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards: (1) the technical specification of the active substance as manufactured (based on commercial scale production) including the relevance of impurities; (2) the compliance of the toxicity and ecotoxicity batches with the confirmed technical specification; (3) the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface water and groundwater, when surface water or groundwater is abstracted for drinking water. The applicant shall submit to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority the information requested under points (1) and (2) by 2 September 2016 and the information requested under point (3) within two years after adoption of a guidance document on evaluation of the effect of water treatment processes on the nature of residues present in surface and groundwater.’ ( 1 )   Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.