Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1423 of 25 August 2016 renewing approval of the active substance picolinafen 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 picolinafen, 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 November 2016.

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions Picolinafen CAS No 137641-05-5 CIPAC No 639 4′-fluoro-6-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyloxy)pyridine-2-carboxanilide ≥ 980 g/kg 1 November 2016 30 June 2031 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 picolinafen, 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 impurities in the technical active substance; — the protection of mammals, especially of large herbivorous mammals; — the protection of non-target terrestrial plants; — the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions; — the protection of aquatic organisms, especially of algae. 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 38 on picolinafen is deleted; (2) in Part B, the following entry is added: Number Common Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity  ( *1 ) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions ‘103 Picolinafen CAS No 137641-05-5 CIPAC No 639 4′-fluoro-6-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyloxy)pyridine-2-carboxanilide ≥ 980 g/kg 1 November 2016 30 June 2031 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 picolinafen, 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 impurities in the technical active substance; — the protection of mammals, especially of large herbivorous mammals; — the protection of non-target terrestrial plants; — the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions; — the protection of aquatic organisms, especially to algae. 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.